County Commissioners of Hennepin v. Dayton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by tbe plaintiff, the board of county commissioners for Hennepin county, from a judgment of the district court for said county. The case is fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Berry, J.
The complaint alleged that, in August, 1855, the proprietors of certain lands caused the same to be duly surveyed and plotted as the town of Minneapolis; that the plot was made, certified, acknowledged and recorded in compliance with chap. 31, Rev. St.; that block No. 62, in *262said plot was not divided into lots but “ there was marked and noted on the said plot, and on and across the said block, the words ‘ county block.’ ” Upon these facts plaintiff claims to own said block in fee, and to be entitled to the possession thereof. A general demurrer to the complaint, having…
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