Henningsen v. City of Stillwater
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Washington county, Crosby, J., sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
The rule laid down in London & N. W. A. Mort. Co. v. Gibson, 77 Minn. 394, 80 N. W. 205, disposes of this appeal. A clause found in the St. Paul city charter, limiting the period of time within which an action could be brought to question the validity of a sale of land within that municipality to satisfy a judgment for a special assessment for local improvements against it, was construed, and it was held that this limitation applied to all actions brought to set aside such a sale. In substance, the same clause is found in the charter of the city of Stillwater, in which.city the present cause…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- St. Paul Division No. 1 v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1866
- London & Northwest American Mortgage Co. v. GibsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
- State ex rel. Douglas v. WestfallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Otis v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Willard v. HodappSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906