Tholkes v. Decock
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Lyon county to recover $1,000 from defendant DeCock, road overseer, and defendant DeLanghe. The case was tried before Olsen, J., who granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the action. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Defendant DeCock is the road overseer of the highway district in which he resides, charged with the statutory duties pertaining to that *508office. On September 23, 1912, one of the roads within his district became out of repair and, acting within his authority, he employed defendant DeLanghe to make the necessary repairs. The repairs required and undertaken consisted in the removal of an old bridge or culvert, replacing the same with a new one. Defendant DeLanghe entered upon the performance of this work; he removed the old culvert, and left the excavation created by such removal open and…
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