Schlag v. Gooding-Coxe Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the district court for Morrison county entered pursuant to the findings and order of Searle, J.
1Opinion of the CourtBrow, J.
Action to recover damages for. the overflow of plaintiff’s land caused by a milldam maintained by defendant across the Platte river, a stream of water flowing through or adjacent thereto. Defendant had judgment in the court below, and plaintiff appealed.
The trial court found that plaintiff granted to the copartnership of Hill, Putney & Nobles, by a properly executed deed of conveyance, the right to overflow the land; that defendant has succeeded to the rights of that firm; and, as conclusions of law, that plaintiff cannot ■recover. Whether the findings of the trial court in this respect are…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. FurbishSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1894
- St. Anthony Falls Water-Power Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Hall v. Sterling Iron & Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Menage v. BurkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Atkinson v. NashSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Leuthold v. John A. Stees Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- Welsch v. Elk River Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924