Legal Opinion
Greenwood v. Evergreen Mines Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 29, 1945No. Nos. 33,917, 34,075PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Julius J. Olson, Justice.
Two cases founded upon identical facts were consolidated for trial in the court below and are so submitted here. We shall refer to the respective plaintiffs as Greenwood and Babbe, and to defendant village of Crosby as the village. Defendant Evergreen Mines Company is not involved here, since as to it both cases were dismissed.
Plaintiffs sought damages for blocking the outlet of Serpent Lake so as to raise the level thereof beyond high-water mark, thereby causing the flooding and damaging of their properties abutting on the lake.
Serpent Lake is a meandered and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- O'Brien v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
- Virtue v. Creamery Package Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- McClure v. City of Red WingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Whittaker v. StangvickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Oftelie v. Town of HammondSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Witzman v. Lehrman, Lehrman & FlomSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- Joyce Witzman v. Bert M. Gross Phillips & Gross, P.A., Formerly Known as Phillips, Gross & Aaron, P.A.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Wilson v. RamacherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
- Paul v. FaricySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
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