Legal Opinion

Driscoll v. Board of County Commissioners

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 23, 1925No. 24,461PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilson, C. J.

This is an appeal from an order denying plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial.

Plaintiffs are taxpayers and brought this action to restrain the defendants, constituting the Board of County Commissioners of Bamsey county, from acquiring land for the purpose of establishing a bathing beach pursuant to the authority of chapter 258, p. 320, L. 1923. The title of this act reads:

“An act authorizing the county board of any county now or hereafter having property of an assessed valuation of not less than $125,000,000.00 and not more than $250,000,000.00 to acquire, improve and equip one or more tracts of…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. United States v. MoserSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Nichols v. WalterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
  3. Harmon v. Auditor of Public AccountsIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Werlein v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  5. State ex rel. Board of Courthouse & City Hall Com'rs v. CooleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Oakman v. City of EvelethSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
  2. Hassler v. EngbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  3. Melady-Briggs Cattle Corp. v. Drovers State BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
  4. Kaljuste v. Hennepin County Sanatorium CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
  5. National Surety Corporation of New York v. EllisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937

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