Lieberknecht v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Polk county to recover $1,250' for damage to plaintiff’s land caused by defendant’s negligence in constructing ditches on its right of way. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for Polk county to recover $1,250' for damage to plaintiff’s land caused by defendant’s negligence in constructing ditches on its right of way. The facts are stated in the opinion. The stipulation referred to was as follows: “The parties to this action now on trial stipulate that the evidence in this trial, upon all points except as to the extent and manner in which plaintiff’s particular land has been injured or damaged by surface water, shall stand as the evidence in the other surface water cases against the defendant, in which Hans Erickson, Hans Grone, John H.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Several actions by different plaintiffs against the Great Northern Railway Company were pending and upon the calendar for trial at the June, 1906, general term of the Polk county district court. Each action was brought to recover damages against the railway company for injuries to the lands of plaintiffs, caused, as they alleged, by the wrongful construction of certain ditches along the railroad right of way, by reason of which large quantities of surface water were cast upon their lands. Each action involved the same alleged negligent acts. One of the actions, that of Block v. Great Northern…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barry v. . Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Porter v. HoltTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Eidam v. FinneganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Block v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Block v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
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