Swanson v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action brought in' the district court for Hennepin county, to recover $13,065 and interest as damages sustained by reason of the alleged unlawful acts of defendant mentioned in the opinion. At the trial before Young, J., all the causes of action were dismissed. Plaintiffs appeal from an order refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The plaintiffs allege that they were riparian owners of two tracts of land on the Mississippi river, — one in Anoka county, which they used as a yard for the manufacture of brick, and another in Wright county, 35 miles above, which they used for the purpose of piling wood, to be conveyed by river down to their brick-yard; that the defendant, a corporation created by the laws of-this state, (Sp. Laws 1867, c. 134,) had wrongfully and unlawfully interfered with and obstructed the channel of the river, by driving piles therein, fastening booms, and detaining large quantities of logs therein,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Houck v. WachterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
- Blackwell v. Old Colony RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Weaver v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Shaubut v. St. Paul & Sioux City RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Wakefield v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Minnesota Canal & Power Co. v. Koochiching Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Aldrich v. WetmoreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- State ex rel. Cates v. West Tennessee Land Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Viebahn v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Pedrick v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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