Munsch v. Stelter
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action against Julius Stelter and Charles Maasch in the district court for Redwood county to restrain defendants from damming and obstructing a ditch, to compel them to remove the obstructions during the pendency of this action, and for damages in the sum of one hundred dollars.
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Action against Julius Stelter and Charles Maasch in the district court for Redwood county to restrain defendants from damming and obstructing a ditch, to compel them to remove the obstructions during the pendency of this action, and for damages in the sum of one hundred dollars. The answer admitted, the oral agreement and the construction of the ditch, as mentioned in the opinion, set up 'that there was no note or memorandum in writing, that the ditch was constructed on condition that if it failed to carry, the water from the lands of plaintiff and across and beyond defendants’ lands, or…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Action to enjoin appellants from damming up a ditch constructed by the joint co-operation of respondent and appellants over a part of the lands of each for the purpose of draining; in part,- the lands of both. ’The court found' that the parties entered into an oral'agreement for the purpose of draining and benefiting the lands of each, whereby it was mutually agreed to construct a ditch, commencing upon respondent’s land and running for a considerable distance over appellants’ land into an outlet consisting of a lake or slough; that it was agreed that each of the four owners should pay…
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