Johnson v. City of Duluth
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $2,500. From an order overruling its demurrer to the complaint, Cant, J., defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
Demurrer to complaint, which alleges plaintiffs ownership of a lot in Duluth since 1890; that the lot has a frontage of 50 feet on St. Croix avenue; that long prior to 1893 the grade was established on that street; that in 1898 she constructed certain buildings on the lot on a level with the grade and sidewalk as then established and graded.
She further avers that in 1909 the city re-established the grade by raising the same 16 inches and that, during the years 1911 to 1914, it caused the street in front of her property to be filled and graded to the new grade, so that the surface of her lot,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nicol v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Frasch v. City of New UlmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Senecal v. City of West St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- State v. SwansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Schultz v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
3Cited by9 opinions
- Bohrer v. Village of Inver GroveSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Freeman v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- Mitchell v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Nienow v. Village of MapletonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Hughes v. Village of NashwaukSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
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