Baldwin v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Minnesota
J. A. Baldwin appealed to tbe district court for Watonwan county from an order of the board of supervisors of the township of 'Rosendalé laying out ¿ certain road. Clinton Ellsworth, Jeremiah Crowley and Peter A. Axten weré permitted to intervene and contest the appeal, there being no appearance by the board of supervisors. The appeal was heard before Pfau, J., who made findings as Stated in the opinión, and vacated the Order of the supervisors.
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J. A. Baldwin appealed to tbe district court for Watonwan county from an order of the board of supervisors of the township of 'Rosendalé laying out ¿ certain road. Clinton Ellsworth, Jeremiah Crowley and Peter A. Axten weré permitted to intervene and contest the appeal, there being no appearance by the board of supervisors. The appeal was heard before Pfau, J., who made findings as Stated in the opinión, and vacated the Order of the supervisors. From an order overruling the motion of the interveners for a new trial, they appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The supervisors of the town of Eosendale, in the county of Watonwan, this state, on February 10, 1908, made an order purporting to lay out a public highway as therein described. The respondent herein appealed from the order to the district court of the county named. His notice of appeal stated that, “feeling himself aggrieved by the order,” describing it, he appealed to the district court of the county of Watonwan, that the appeal was taken to reverse entirely the decision of the board, and stated the grounds of appeal in full. Other than this the notice did not show his right to appeal.…
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- Anderson v. County of MeekerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Anderson v. Supervisors of San FranciscoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
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