Block v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Polk county for damages caused by the diversion of surface water. After a new trial was granted upon the former appeal, (101 Minn. 183) the case was tried before Watts, J., and a jury which found in favor of defendant. From an order denying plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial, they appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the overflow of the plaintiffs’ lands as a result of the manner in which the railway constructed a cut in the course of its con*286struction work. ' On the first trial a verdict was rendered against the railway company, but on appeal' to this court the order of the trial court was reversed and a new trial granted. 101 Minn. 183, 112 N. W. 66. The. second trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant, and the case is again here on appeal by the plaintiffs from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Block v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
3Cited by6 opinions
- Lieberknecht v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Mardorf v. Duluth-Superior Transit Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
- Campbell v. CristOhio Supreme Court · 1933
- Johnson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Harding v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1911
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