St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-30

mony was finished by o'clock, when Judge
Cochran began his argument for E. D. N.
Whitney. The evidence for the defense
tended to show that there was no misrepre-
sentation as to the lots sold and that plat
was furnished the plaintiff, showing the eX-
act location and distance from the city;
further, that the plaintiff first sought Whit
ney out through MaXon.
In Judge YOung'S court the suit of Luke
Carroll VS.. Hill & Martin to recover $62S
on a contract which required the defend
ants to furnish lumber to that amount,
terminated with verdict for S174.25
in favor of the plaintiff. The suit
of Erick Lind ct al. VS.. The
City. to recover So, 500 damages for
injury to lot l. block So. Barrett, Moore &
Cases addition, by tearing down a fence
and hauling dirt across the lot in making
an excavation, was dismissed on the defend
ants motion. The suit of John E. Obstee
VS.. Anthony Kelly was also dismissed on
the defendants motion. The plaintiff
rented portion of a house on Hennepin
avenue from the defendant and claimed
81, 500 damages for injury to business and
inconvenience by the location of vault in
front OF the building and the cutting off of
a water supply in alleged violation of a
lease.
The hearing of suit of Catherine Kava-
lin VS.. F. II. Cobb was on trial yesterday
before Judge Lochren, and is to be argued
Saturday. The action is brought to quiet
title to ten acres of land in Northeast Min
neapolis, valued at $4,000. The plaintiff
claims ownership through tax title and
by the statute of limitation, having been in
possession for twenty years. The defend
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property from Stephen Cobb who formerly
owned the land, and who left Minneapolis
in 1858.
ONE OF THE SAME KIND.
Lowering Holgate yesterday commenced
an action against E. D. n Whitney, George
s. Maxon and Lesser Franklin, to recover
81, 6O2 on real estate deal, the grounds of
complaint being similar to those of the suit
OF A. +. Collins and wife against E. D. n.
Whitney, o. B. Whitney and G. S. Maxon,
which Is now on trial. In this action just
commenced, the plaintiff claims that he
was induced to trade stock of confection-
cry in South Minneapolis. worth $500, and
a 81, 900 equity in lot 1, block 1, Westfalls
addition, for six lots in Belleview Park
addition. That defendants showed the
plaintiff certain lots in Northeast Minneapo-
lis worth about $500 each, and offered to
trade for his property and give in addition
note for $50. After the trade was made
plaintiff claims to have discovered that the
lots decided him were not the ones he sup
posed he was buying, that they are not
even located in Belleview Park addition.
but are out in the country at least two miles
from the city limits, and are only worth
about S25 lot, as land in that vicinity
can be purchased for 500 per acre; it is also
claimed that these lots are mortgaged to o.
B. Whitney and that the defendants took
from the plaintiffs a fur coat, a rubber coat,
bedding, ETC., that was not included in the
sale. Wherefore the plaintiff claiming to
have transferred to the defendant 50, 400
worth of property, and having assumed the
payment or $500 in mortgages, and having
received in return six lots worth $3.50 and
a promissory note for $50, seeks to recover
So, 602.
c. Wright Davidson, as assignee for
Bentson Bros, the insolvent clothiers, yes
terday commenced an action against the
First National bank to recover possession
OF a stock of goods at Nassau, Narration
county, Wis, valued at $1,000, which
is held by the bank on an attach
ment which was issued before the assign
ment was made.
William Leonard, an inmate of the
county jail, being held to answer to the
charge of larceny in the municipal court,
was yesterday examined in the probate
court as to his sanity, but was not COM
mitted,