Anderson v. Gouldberg
Supreme Court of Minnesota
53 N.W. 636 (1892)
Relevant factsFree
Anderson (plaintiff) harvested timber without permission from an unknown third party's land and hauled it to a mill; Gouldberg (defendant) took the timber, claiming authority from a logging company that supposedly owned the land it came from, but the jury found the timber wasn't actually harvested from that company's land.
IssueFree
Whether, under Minnesota law, one in possession of illegally acquired property may assert a claim for replevin against a subsequent possessor.