Town of Kettle River v. Town of Bruno
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Pine county to compel defendant town to contribute $2,138.66, its proportion of an indebtedness of the plaintiff town, existing at the time defendant town was set off from plaintiff. From an order, Stolberg, J., overruling its demurrer to paragraphs 3 and 4 of defendant’s answer, which set up that the town of Norman was liable for its proportion of the indebtedness claimed in the complaint, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The town of Kettle River, plaintiff in this action, as originally formed, was composed of several congressional townships. Subsequent to its organization it incurred an indebtedness for various purposes, aggregating several thousand dollars. Thereafter, and before the in*59debtedness had been paid, a portion of the territory comprising the town, viz., four and a half congressional townships, was duly organized as a new town under the name of Bruno, defendant herein. Plaintiff thereafter paid the entire indebtedness so incurred, and then brought this action to recover the proportionate share…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Township of Canosia v. Township of Grand LakeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- State v. City of Lake CitySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
- Rumsey v. Sauk Centre TownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Town of Humboldt v. City of BarnesvilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
3Cited by1 opinion
- Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. CashmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930