Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-06-17
From Mondays Daily.
MAJOR MORRILL, WINS.
Maj. A. C. Morrill, Wins His Somewhat
Celebrated Suit Against the Lit.
tie Falls Manufacturing Co.
The Case Involved the Title to Some
Very Valuable Land in and Ab0ut
Little Falls.

Very Valuable Land in and About
Little Falls.
The following is the decision ren
dered by Judge D. B. Searle, and re
ferred to im Saturdays issue, in tn
case of A.. C. Morrill, VS.. The Littl
Falls Manufacturing company ct al
which has been decided in favor o
Maj. Morrill,, and involving the it'll
to real estate valued at, it is estima
ted, 100000. The decision and find
ings were filed to-day with the judg
| ment: ~. - : -l=s< =. 81
State of Minnesota, County O.
Morrison, in district court:
Ashley c. Morrill,, plaintiff, VS.. the
Little Falls Manufacturing company
Charles A. Freeman, T. w. Furber,
B. B. Aldrich, G. F. X. Smith, John
Levi, C. A. Bullen, Emily Yaeger,
Laura r. Herrick, John Thompson,
CT. Mayhem, Nathan Herrick, Ches-
ter Roach, and also all other persons
Or parties unknown claiming any
right, title, estate, lien or interest in
the real estate described in the COM
plaint herein, defendants.
The above entitled action coming
on to be heard before said court,
without a jury, on the answers Of
defendants Bullen and Mayhem, Tay-
lor Calhoun & Rhodes, appearing as
attorneys for plaintiff and +. W.
Lyon and W. +. Bailey, as attorneys
for defendants, and the court having
duly heard and considered the same
finds the following facts:
That at thi time of the commence
ment OF this action, the plaintiff was
the owner in fee simple of the real
estate described in the complaint
herein, to-Wit:
Those certain tracts, pieces or par
cells OF land lying and being in the
county of Morrison and state o! Min
nesota, known and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
- All OF the east one-half Of section
Number (S), township NumberfOrty
(40), range thirty-two (32) west, not
included in the plated portion of
the village of Little Falls, according
to the plat and survey thereof made
by S. NJ. Putnam and on file and OF
record in the office Of the register of
deeds in and for said Morrison county;
lots two (2), seven (0, and eight (S)
of block twenty-three (23); lots two
(2), three (3) and four (4) of block
twenty eight (2S); lot two (2) of
block thirty three (33); lot four 4) OF
block thirty y-nine (39); lot six Co. of
block forty-tive (45); lots one O. and
two (2) Of block seventy-fvc (75);
lot six (6) of block seventy-six (76);
lots five (5), six (6) and seven (0 of
block eighty-seyen (SO; lot one 1) of
block one hundred and four (104); lot
two (2) Of block one hundred and
FIVE (105); and north one-half of lot
our (4) OF block seventeen 10, all
)eing in the village of Little Falls,
county Of Morrison, state aforesaid,
according to the plat and survey of
). NJ. Putnam heretofore mentioned;
also the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter and the north
vest quarter of the northwest |
quarter and southwest quarter of
he northwest quarter, all in section
seventeen (17), township (40), range
:hirty-two (32); also the southeast
quarter of the northeast quarter and
he east One-half of the north-east !
quarter of the southeast quarter, |
Ind lot Number two (2) all in section
eighteen QS), township forty |
,4O), range thirty-two (32); and also
that part of lot Number one D, sec
lion eighteen (1S), township forty |
,40), range thirty-two 1927, not in
,luded in the aforesaid plated por-
ton OF the village of Little Falls, ac-
;ording to the plat and survey there
If by S. NJ. Putnam, also all the part |
of lot one (), of section eight (S),
township forty (40), range thirty
two (32), which is not included in the
plated portion OF the village of Lit
tie Falls according the plat and sur
yey thereof aforesaid.
That the defendant, the Little Falls
Manufacturing company never had
any right, title or interest in or to
any part of that real esta te described
in the complaint herein, as the
quarter of the north west
quarter of section Number seventeen
07) of township Number (40) of
range Number thirty-twO (32) and
the southeast quarter OF the north
east quarter and lot Number two (2)
of section Number eighteen, of said
last mentioned township and range,
and plaintiffs title thereto did and
does not in any manner depend on
any of the deeds mentioned in defen-
dant's answer herein, all of which
was stipulated and agreed to by and
between the parties hereto on the
trial of this action.
That plaintiff at the time OF COM
mencement OF this action was the
owner in fee simple without regard
to the deeds mentioned in DEFENDANTS
answer herein Or any OF the, Of that
part of the real estate described in
the complaint herein, as the north
east quarter of the northwest
quarter and the northwest quarter
of the northwest quarter Of section
Number seventeen (17) and the east
half OF the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter dissection. Number
eighteen (1S) all in township Number
forty (40) of range Number thirty
two (32) and lot Number four az OF
block Number thirty-nine (39).
And that the defendant, the Little
Falls Manufacturing company had
ceased to be the owner or have any
right, titleor interest in or to any
thereof, long prior to the time of the
execution OF any of the deeds men
toned in DEFENDANTS answer herein