Curry v. Sandusky Fish Co.

This action is to recover possession of a small tract of land, which has been occupied by the defendant, on the south shore of *486the Lake of the Woods, in Beltrami county, for several years, and for damages for the detention thereof since October 5, 1898.

At the close of the evidence the trial court held as a matter of law that plaintiff was entitled to recover the property in dispute, but submitted the question of damages to the jury. A verdict was returned for plaintiff for $2,450. Defendant moved for a .new trial, which was denied. This appeal is from that order.

It appears from the evidence…