Wendt v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The board of supervisors of the town of Minnetrista having, upon petition, made an order changing the location of a county road plaintiff, an adjoining property owner, appealed to the district court for Hennepin county, praying for the vacation of said order or that he be awarded damages for such change of location.
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The board of supervisors of the town of Minnetrista having, upon petition, made an order changing the location of a county road plaintiff, an adjoining property owner, appealed to the district court for Hennepin county, praying for the vacation of said order or that he be awarded damages for such change of location. From orders, Elliott, J., denying plaintiff’s motion to vacate the order of the board of supervisors, and dismissing plaintiff’s appeal from the order of said board, plaintiff appealed to the supreme court.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The notice of appeal from the order of the board of supervisors brought before the district court for review the question of damages, none having been allowed; but in other respects the notice was. insufficient to call into question the validity of the petition, or the proceedings in vacating and laying out the highway. The trial court seems to have disposed of the appeal upon the ground that it appeared from the record before the court that appellant was in no event entitled to any damages, upon the theory that he had not shown himself especially situated so as to be distinguished from the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schuster v. Supervisors of LemondSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- State ex rel. Board of County Commissioners v. BartonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- State ex rel. Williams v. HolmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
3Cited by3 opinions
- Vacation of Part of Town of HibbingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- In re HullSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Underwood v. Town Board of EmpireSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944