MINNESOTA REPORTS

VOL. 141

CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN THE

SUPREME COURT

OF MINNESOTA

AUGUST 9, 1918-FEBRUARY 7, 1919.

HENRY BURLEIGH WENZELL
REPORTER

KEEFE-DAVIDSON CO.

SAINT PAUL

1919

COPYRIGHT 1919

BY

JULIUS A. SCHMAHL

SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, IN TRUST FOR THE BENefit of the

PEOPLE OF SAID STATE

(141 M.)

APR 1 5 1920

JUSTICES

OF

THE SUPREME COURT

OF MINNESOTA

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS

Hon. CALVIN L. BROWN, Chief Justice

Hon. GEORGE L. BUNN1

Hon. ANDREW HOLT

Hon. OSCAR HALLAM

Hon. JAMES H. QUINN

Hon. HOMER B. DIBELL2

COMMISSIONERS

appointed under Laws 1913, p. 53, c. 62

Hon. MYRON D. TAYLOR

Hon. HOMER B. DIBELL

Hon. EDWARD LEES

IRVING A. CASWELL, Esq., Clerk'
HERMAN MUELLER, Esq., Clerk

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Hon. CLIFFORD L. HILTON

1Died October 9, 1918.

2Appointed October 12, 1918, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Associate

Justice Bunn.

3Appointed November 12, 1918, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of

Associate Justice Dibell.

Term expired January 7, 1919.

STerm began January 7, 1919.

NOTE

By G. S. 1913, § 137, the reporter is required to report all cases decided by the court.

Pursuant to G. S. 1913, § 123, the headnote in each case is prepared by the justice or commissioner writing the opinion, except where otherwise noted.

With a few exceptions the cases are reported in the order of their decision. The date of the decision follows the title of each case. The numbers given below the date indicate the number of the case in the files of the clerk of court

As required by G. S. 1913, § 137, when any Minnesota case has been printed in the periodical known as "The Northwestern Reporter," and is cited in any opinion in this volume, a reference to the book and page of that periodical where such case appears has been inserted in such opinion. A similar citation for each opinion in this volume has been given in a footnote.

In citations from the first twenty volumes of the Minnesota Reports the page of the original edition is given, preceded by the corresponding page of the edition by Chief Justice Gilfillan.

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