Legal Opinion

Nerlien v. Village of Brooten

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 10, 1905No. Nos. 14,201—(219)PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Stearns county, Searle, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a trial and findings in favor of defendants.

1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.

This is an equitable suit brought to restrain the village of Brooten, in Stearns county, and other defendants, who were the trustees and officers of that village, from engaging or assisting a private citizen in the business of dealing in flour at the village hall, as well as the assistance of its marshal to conduct that business.

Upon the hearing of the evidence the court found that the plaintiff was a resident of the village of Brooten, which is situated in the town of North Fork, where he was a taxpayer. That he had been engaged in the mercantile business in Brooten for more than two years…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Spencer v. Joint School District No. 6Supreme Court of Kansas · 1875
  2. Scofield v. Eighth School DistrictSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858
  3. Hurd v. WaltersIndiana Supreme Court · 1874

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Keever v. City of MankatoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
  2. Beard v. Board of Education of North Summit School Dist.Utah Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Blanding v. City of Las VegasNevada Supreme Court · 1929
  4. Anderson v. City of MontevideoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
  5. Brooks v. Incorporated Town of BrooklynSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910

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