Legal Opinion

International Boom Co. v. Rainy Lake River Boom Corp.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided April 27, 1906No. Nos. 14,593—(8)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Beltramicounty, McClenahan, J., denying a motion for a new trial.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Action in claim and delivery to recover the possession of one million feet of pine logs owned by plaintiffs, which they claim defendant wrongfully and unlawfully detains. A verdict was directed in the court below for plaintiffs, and defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for a new trial.

The facts are as follows: There is no controversy about plaintiffs’' title to and ownership of the logs, and unless the defense interposed by defendant is sustained by the evidence, a verdict was properly directed in their favor. Defendant claimed a right to possession of the logs under the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Clapp v. Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
  2. Lindsay & Phelps Co. v. MullenSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  3. Osborne v. Knife Falls Boom Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  4. Northwestern Improvement & Boom Co. v. O'BrienSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Railway Co. v. Manitou Forest SyndicateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  2. Price v. Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  3. State Ex Rel. Humphrey v. Delano Community Development Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  4. Brantner v. Red River Valley Livestock Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  5. International Boom Co. v. Rainy Lake River Boom Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908

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