Legal Opinion
Matter of Branch A-38, Jt. Ditch No. 204
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 5, 1987No. C2-87-198PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
In this ditch proceeding under Minn.Stat. ch. 106A (1986), we are asked, by certified question, whether benefits arising from a proposed ditch are to be determined as of the date of trial de novo in district court or as of the date of the order establishing the ditch. Our answer is the date of the ditch authority’s order, and we reverse the contrary ruling of the trial court.
On April 26, 1985, following a final hearing, the Joint Ditch Authority for Martin and Faribault Counties made its order establishing a branch drainage ditch in the two counties. The authority found,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stronge & Lightner Co. v. Commissioner of TaxationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Appeal of Ewert v. City of WinthropSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Northern Natural Gas Co. v. County of Blue EarthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- City of St. Louis Park v. Almor Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- In re County Ditch No. 33Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
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- St. Paul Companies, Inc. v. HatchCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989