Larson v. Lammers
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants from an order of the district court for Bel-trami county, Holland, J., denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the overflow of plaintiff’s land, situated one-half of a mile south of the river Clear-water, in the county of Beltrami, caused, as plaintiff claims, by the *240operation of two certain dams maintained by the defendants in the river above the plaintiff’s land. Verdict for the plaintiff for $100, and defendants appealed from an order denying their alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
1. The first claim of the defendants is that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. There was evidence tending to show…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Byrne v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Jungblum v. Minneapolis, New Ulm & Southwestern RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Ward v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Burnett v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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- Payne v. IveySupreme Court of Florida · 1922
- Poynter v. County of Otter TailSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- Wiita v. Interstate Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Kallevig v. HolmgrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- Meisch v. SafranskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
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