St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Cottonwood county, Perkins, J., presiding, refusing a new trial.
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Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Cottonwood county, Perkins, J., presiding, refusing a new trial. The action was brought against the auditor and treasurer of Cottonwood county to set aside an assessment for taxation of a large quantity of lands in that county, (part of plaintiff’s land grant,) to restrain the defendants from proceeding further in the levy or collection of such taxes, and to restrain the auditor from entering any of the lands for taxation for the current year..
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
A similar action was brought by the plaintiff against McDonald, auditor of Hennepin county, which was considered by this court on appeal, and reported in 34 Minn. 182, (25 N. W. Rep. 57.) Reference is made to the opinion in that case for a statement of the substance of the controversy, which involves the construction of the contract in question made by the plaintiff for the benefit of its stockholders, the execution of which, it is claimed by the defendants, has operated to separate the lands subject thereto from the body of plaintiff’s land grant, and to transfer the equitable title and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Owsley v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- Guilder v. DaytonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Adams v. Auditor GeneralMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
3Cited by4 opinions
- Albrecht v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- State ex rel. Hilton v. EsslingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- County of Chippewa v. St. Paul, Stillwater & Taylor's Falls RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889