State v. Russell-Miller Milling Co.

Defendant appealed from a judgment entered to enforce the payment of delinquent real estate taxes.

About September 1, 1925, defendant acquired what had been a very valuable mill at Waseca. Its operation ceased soon thereafter. It has since been idle. The machinery is now rusty, the belting is gone, and the buildings have suffered the usual deterioration incident to idleness. While the buildings were originally constructed at a great expense, perhaps in the neighborhood of $300,000, they are now unattractive. It is claimed that the milling industry has been subjected to such experiences and…