Mandery v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Morrison county to recover $700 for damages to plaintiff’s land caused by the deposit of logs, bark and débris upon it in the spring of 1907 in consequence of defendant’s negligence in permitting a log jam to remain in the Mississippi river during the winter.
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Action in the district court for Morrison county to recover $700 for damages to plaintiff’s land caused by the deposit of logs, bark and débris upon it in the spring of 1907 in consequence of defendant’s negligence in permitting a log jam to remain in the Mississippi river during the winter. The case was tried before Taylor, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $150, and answered in the affirmative this question: “Was defendant negligent in leaving the logs in the river near plaintiff’s premises in the winter of 1906-1907?” From an order denying defendant’s…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Appellant is a corporation organized under the laws of tbe state of Minnesota for the purpose of driving, floating, and conveying logs down the Mississippi and Rum rivers.
The complaint charges: That during the late fall and early winter of 1906 appellant negligently permitted a large quantity of logs to gather' in the Mississippi river, immediately above, along, and below respondent's land, and that when the river froze during the winter of 1906-1907 the logs lodged in the ice in large quantities immediately above, along, and below respondent’s land, where they remained, until the spring of…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hueston v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Bowers v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Witheral v. Muskegon Booming Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Coyne v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Wooden v. Mt. Pleasant Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- Boutwell v. Champlain Realty Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1915
- Casey v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Torgerson v. Crookston Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913