Newman v. County of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover-$838. From an order, Fesler, J., sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the complaint on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
The complaint alleged that the defendant, county of St. Louis, while engaged in clearing, opening and improving a county road, known as the Macon road, negligently set fire to certain inflammable brush and refuse, within the road, and negligently tended the fire, and that, as a result, the fire spread to plaintiff’s land adjacent to the road, and destroyed his buildings and their contents. Defendant demurred to the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action. The trial court sustained the demurrer. Plaintiff appeals.
1. No case just like this has heretofore come to this…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Snider v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- McClure v. City of Red WingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Dosdall v. County of OlmstedSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- Pye v. City of MankatoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Altnow v. Town of SibleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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3Cited by7 opinions
- K. Patrick Kruchten, Marcy Kruchten, Husband and Wife, James R. Anderson, Karen S. Anderson, Husband and Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Johnson v. County of SteeleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Dynes v. Town of KilkennySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Bang v. Independent School District No. 27Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Bang v. Independent School District No. 27Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
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