Kiefer v. County of Ramsey
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $5,000 damages for the construction of a sewer. The case was tried before Dickson, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $219. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Some time during the year 1909, the board of county commissioners of Ramsey county, acting under the general drainage statutes of the state, completed the construction of a public ‘ditch, theretofore ordered laid for the purpose of draining certain lands lying in the vicinity of Gervais lake in that county. The drain was an open ditch until it reached Arcade street where the waters were turned into a sewer, constructed under that street as a part of the drain, and thence again in >an open ditch to Gervais lake. It was discovered some 4 or 5 years later that the sewer under the street was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- O'Brien v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
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