Morrill v. Saint Anthony Falls Water-Power Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Hennepin connty, Vanderburgh, J., presiding. The ease was argued at the October term, 1878, and a reargument was ordered, which was had at the April term, 1879.
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
Nicollet Island, above the Falls of St. Anthony, divides the Mississippi river into two channels — one, much the larger, flowing on the west side, and the other flowing on the east side of the island. Hennepin Island lies between these two channels, just below Nicollet Island, and extends down to and below the falls. Cataract Island is just below the falls, in the eastern part of the west channel, and near Hennepin Island. Plaintiffs are the owners of Cataract Island and the lower part of Hennepin Island. Defendant is the owner of the upper part of Hennepin Island. That island was granted by…
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