Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co. v. Peters
Cited by
- Jill M. Larsen, Appellant, Minn. Ct. App. 2020
- Steven J. Jaeger v. Palladium Holdings, LLC, Franklin Financial, LLC Minn. Ct. App. 2015
- Douglas Drews v. Federal National Mortgage Association 850 N.W.2d 738 Minn. Ct. App. 2014
- Hunter v. Anchor Bank, N.A. 842 N.W.2d 10 Minn. Ct. App. 2013
- Ruiz v. 1st Fidelity Loan Servicing, LLC 829 N.W.2d 53 Minn. 2013
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Erlandson 821 N.W.2d 600 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
- Jackson v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. 770 N.W.2d 487 Minn. 2009
- Woost v. Herberger 283 N.W. 121 Minn. 1938
- Burns v. Carlaw 189 N.W. 413 Minn. 1922
- Abramovitz v. National Council of Knights & Ladies of Security 159 N.W. 624 Minn. 1916
- Gordon v. Freeman 128 N.W. 834 Minn. 1910
Authorities cited
Identified automatically; this list may not be exhaustive.
- Ashton v. Slater 19 Minn. 347
- First National Bank v. Lincoln 36 Minn. 132
- D. M. Osborne & Co. v. Waller 73 Minn. 52
- Keigher v. City of St. Paul 75 N.W. 732
Opinion text
Lewis, «T. Action upon a promissory note. Defense, that there had been a breach of warranty, and that the note had been obtained by fraud. At the trial the court required respondent to elect upon which of the two defenses he would stand, and he elected to stand upon the defense that the note had been obtained by fraud. Appellant recovered a verdict. The court then granted a new trial, upon the ground that it had erred in requiring respondent to elect. Two defenses are consistent, if both may be true, and they are be held inconsistent only when the proof of one necessarily disproves the other. This is the general rule, and has been applied many times in this court. The defenses that there was a breach of warranty and that the note had been obtained by fraud may both be true. The proof of one does not necessarily disprove the other. In this respect the case is similar to First Natl. Bank of Glencoe v. Lincoln, 36 Minn. 132 , 30 N. W. 449 , where it was held that a general denial and a defense of payment were not inconsistent, and D. M. Osborne & Co. v. Waller, 73 Minn. 52 , 75 N. W. 732 , where the defense of extension of time and payment were held not inconsistent. Inconsistent defenses are illustrated by the case of Cook v. Finch, 19 Minn. *431 350 (407), where it was alleged that the contract had been annulled and at the same time it was pleaded that it had been modified. The proof of one defense necessarily disproved the other. The sufficiency of the defense as pleaded is not before us. Affirmed.