Pedersen v. Newton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Pine county to determine adverse claims to vacant and unoccupied land. The case was tried before Nethaway, J., who made findings and' ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying his motion to set aside the default judgment and to be substituted in the place of persons unknown and to be allowed to appear and defend the action, E. Avery Newton appealed.
1Per curiam
This is an action to quiet title to 80 acres of land in Pine county. Christopher C. M. Newton and all other persons unknown were made defendants. Newton died in 1876, a nonresident of Minnesota, leaving a widow, two .sons and a daughter, all nonresidents and residing at widely separated places. No- copy of summons was mailed to or served upon any. Judgment was entered June 22, 1916. At some time after judgment, one of the sons, E. Avery Newton, learned of the judgment !and, after correspondence, purchased the interest of the other heirs and *25in February, 1917, made application to vacate the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lord v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Bogart v. KieneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Frankoviz v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Fifield v. NortonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Mueller v. McCullochSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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3Cited by3 opinions
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