Sorlien v. Rolla
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Last cited by a Minnesota appellate court in 1919, among the opinions in this site’s citation index.
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- Coulter v. Meining (Minn. 1919)
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Opinion of the Court
Defendant executed a promissory note to Gunhild Iverson, his mother-in-law. She left the note with the town clerk. About a year thereafter and while the note was still in the possession of the town clerk, she stated to defendant: “That note is yours. I give that note to you; you can go and get it.” Nothing further occurred until after her death. Defendant made no attempt to get the note, and the town clerk was not notified of the gift. After her death the administrator of her estate brought this suit to recover the amount of the note. The only question presented is whether the above statement, without anything more, is sufficient to constitute a valid gift to defendant. Clearly it is not. To constitute a valid gift inter vivos there must be a delivery of the property or something
Judgment affirmed.
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