MINNESOTA REPORTS VOL. 79 CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MINNESOTA JANUARY 24, 1900-May 25, 1900 HENRY BURLEIGH WENZELL REPORTER ST. PAUL 1901 COPYRIGHT 1901 BY PETER E. HANSON SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, IN TRUST FOR THE BEnefit of the PEOPLE OF SAID STATE Que. Apr. 8, 1901. JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF MINNESOTA DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS Hon. CHARLES M. START, Chief Justice. Hon. LOREN W. COLLINS. Hon. CALVIN L. BROWN. Hon. JOHN A. LOVELY. Hon. CHARLES L. LEWIS. DARIUS F. REESE, Esq., Clerk. ATTORNEY GENERAL, NOTE By Laws 1895, c. 23, the reporter is required to report all cases argued and determined in the court. By the practice of the court, based on G. S. 1894, § 4826, the headnote in each case is prepared by the judge writing the opinion. 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 and the number of the case in the general term calendar, the calendar numbers being enclosed in (). Of the cases in this volume those preceding the case on page 232 are from the October, 1899, term calendar, and the remaining cases are from the April, 1900, term calendar. As required by Laws 1895, c. 23, the names of counsel are followed by their official designation, as subscribed by them to their respective briefs. 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 prepared by Chief Justice Gilfillan. CORRECTIONS Page 209, 2d line from top, for “Laws 1899, c. 70," read "Laws 1899, c. 77.” Page 230, 10th line from top, for "Laws 1876, c. 219," read "Laws 1876, c. 49." A CASES REPORTED, Page Abel v. Allemannia Bank... 419 Brant, (Steinbach v.)...... Abrahamson v. Lamberson 135 B Backus v. Ames... Bagley, (Carver v.)...... .... Bank of Minnesota, (Sey .... Nat. 88 Camp, (State v.)..... Page 383 404 350 38 322 352 343 Chamberlain v. Bradley.... 232 Charron v. Pine Tree Lum- Bank of Grand Forks v.).. 234 Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co., mour v.)..... Barlow, (Merchants 425 Brandser v. Mjageto....... 457 Davies, (Harm v.).......... 311 |