City of Fergus Falls v. Edison
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Otter Tail county to recover $33 alleged to be due by reason of defendant having connected his premises with plaintiff’s sewer. The case was tried before Baxter, J., who found in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
In 1887 the city of Fergus Falls constructed a sewer along Union avenue to the grounds of the Insane Hospital, located on the outskirts of *122the city, one half the expense of which was paid out of the permanent improvement fund of the city, and the other half by the state of Minnesota. The expense incurred by the city in the construction of the sewer was not defrayed by an assessment against the abutting property, but, for the purpose of reimbursing itself, the city council duly passed a resolution reciting the construction of the sewer, its location, and other details, and that
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of Fergus Falls v. BoenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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