City of Minneapolis v. Janney
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action of ejectment in the district court for Hennepin county.. The case was tried before Pond, J., who found in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
1. Under the original charter provisions of plaintiff city, the common council seems to have been authorized to sell its real property when a majority of the members concluded and considered it for the best interests of the city so to do (Sp. Laws 1881, [p. 441] c. 76, subc. 4, § 14). But there is no necessity to pass upon the question in this case, because by the charter amendment (Sp. Laws 1885, [p. 48] c. 2, § 16) power was conferred upon the council to sell real estate belonging to the city, by a vote of two-*113thirds of all- of the members thereof. The plain purpose of this amendment was to…
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