Hamel v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action of ejectment in the district court for Hennepin county to recover possession of land occupied by the defendant for right of way and station grounds. Plaintiff’s right to recover was based upon an alleged breach of a condition subsequent in the deed of conveyance of the premises under which defendant claimed title. The case was tried before Brooks, J., who found in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The facts in this case are as follows: In September, 1886, plaintiff was the owner of a tract of land in Hennepin county, over which the proposed line of the Minneapolis & Pacific Railway Company extended, and at that time he executed a conveyance of three distinct parcels *336■of the same to the railway company for right of way and station purposes. The first parcel was a strip of one hundred feet for right of way purposes, extending across the tract; the second, a strip adjoining the right of way on the south, 75 x 1,800 feet; and the third, a strip on the north of the right of way, 25 x 1,800…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- St. Paul & Duluth Railroad v. BlackmarSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Hill v. Duluth CitySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- First National Bank v. JaggerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Falk v. New York, Susquehanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1894
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