St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-14
IN RE THE BUSHNELLS.
Judge Brill Straightens Out a
Number of Their
Deals.
Titles Put in Better Shane and
the Interests OF Parties De-
termined.

Judge Brill filed three important de-
cisions yesterday. involving the notori-
Gus Bushnell IL Bushnell muddle and
tending to bringing order out of the
chaotic condition in which the Bush
nellS left their business in their at
tempt to skin widows, orphans and con-
fiding church people by the hundreds
by their peculiar real estate transac-
tionS.
In the case of The st. Paul Trust
Company, as assignee of the BushnelIs
and The Standard Investment Com
pany. against Lewis ID. Petrie and
others. it is decided that the Trust COM
pany, as assignee, is the owner of lot z,
block Is, OF Summit Park addition,
which is subject to a mortgage lien of
$1,000, held by Luther Ii. Cone, and to
lien in favor of G. NJ. Curtis for $3.50,
which was placed in the hands of the
Bushnells for investment. This lot was
purchased of Francis w. Anderson for
5000, of which $1,100 Was to be paid in
cash. The lot was decided to Louis d.
Petrie. and a number Of persons were
promised an interest in the lot by the
BushneilS on their noted investment
plan.
In the case of Hattie B. Golfer against
George II. Hurd, the Bushnells, the
Standard Investment company and
others, the court finds as follows: There
is due from George Ii. Hurd to Mrs.
Golfer $500, with interest from May 6,
1890, and she is entitled to have her
mortgage for that amount reinstated on
the property she formerly owned. and
which was sold for her by the Bush
nellS. This mortgage. was released with
out paying Mrs. Golfer her money. She
was then living III California. The
Bushnells are held to be liable to Mrs.
Golfer in damages for their fraudulent
release of her mortgage. The Bush
nells had procured a deed from Mrs.
Golfer to George Ii. Hurd for her prop
erty, and then released the mortgage
without securing her the mortgage
money. The Bushnels were interested
in the purchase OF this property, but
Hurd took the title to the property in
trust for the Bushnells and others.
In the case Of JOSEPH and CHARLES d.
Mckay and their wives against the
BushnellS and a number of others, it is
decided that Joseph Mckay is the owner
of half of 100 feet front OF lot r. block
4, of ST. Paul proper: Charles ID. Mckay
owns one-fourth of the land; Albert
Hale owns thirteen two-hundredths of
1t, and the ST. Paul Trust company as
assignee of the BushnelIs thirty-seven
two hundredthS of the land. All of
these interests are subject to $4,000
mortgage i'll favor of John L. Lawrence
for purchase mo ~, given by the Nc
Rays. The sheriff is ordered to sell the
land subject 10 this mortgage. and, after
paying costs, he shall pay to the Nc
Rays the taxes aud assessments paid by
them and $500 paid by them to the
Bushnelis. Then Joseph Mckay is to
receive One-half the remainder; Charles
d. Mckay one-f, urth of the remainder:
Albert Hale thirteen two-huudredths,
and in addition thirteen two-hundredths
of the Lawrence mortgage. The bal
ance goes to the trust company. 1t is
held that the Bushnells were estopped
to deny the interest of Hale. The prop
erty spoken of was sold by William +.
Davidson to the McKays for S35, 600. 1t
was afterwards turned over to the syn
dictate for $4,000. The McKayS held
the largest share in the property.
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