Legal Opinion

Troska v. Brecht

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 24, 1918No. 20,822PublishedCited by 12 opinions

F. J. Bxecbt and others petitioned the district court for Faribault county for the construction of a certain ditch designated as Judicial Ditch No. 15, and after the report of the engineer and viewers thereon had been filed, an order was entered establishing the ditch. Paul Troska and others filed objections to the order for its establishment and obtained an order directing the petitioners for the ditch to show cause why the order establishing it should not be vacated.

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F. J. Bxecbt and others petitioned the district court for Faribault county for the construction of a certain ditch designated as Judicial Ditch No. 15, and after the report of the engineer and viewers thereon had been filed, an order was entered establishing the ditch. Paul Troska and others filed objections to the order for its establishment and obtained an order directing the petitioners for the ditch to show cause why the order establishing it should not be vacated. The petitioners appeared specially and objected to the jurisdiction of the court to hear and determine the matter and moved…

1Opinion of the Court

Taylor, C.

This is a proceeding to establish a judicial ditch for the purpose of draining Minnesota lake, a meandered body of water covering about 2,000 acres in Faribault and Blue Earth counties.

The preliminary hearing was held on March 27, 1916, at which time the engineer and viewers were appointed, but they did not make their reports until the following November. Notice of the hearing to consider these reports was given on December 4, 1916; the hearing was held on December 27, 1916; and an order establishing the ditch was made on December 29, 1916, and filed on the following day.

Upon an…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Barney v. KeokukSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Rowan's Ex'rs v. Town of PortlandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1847
  3. Village of Pewaukee v. SavoyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Godfrey v. City of AltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
  5. Potomac Steamboat Co. v. Upper Potomac Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. Longyear Holding Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
  2. Nelson v. DelongSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
  3. Winne v. LahartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
  4. Farnes v. Freeman LaneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
  5. Flynn v. BeiselSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960

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