Legal Opinion

State ex rel. O'Brien v. Terrett

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 10, 1915No. Nos. 19,569—(24)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Action by the county attorney in the district court for Ramsey county to abate a nuisance, to enjoin the use of the building described as a house of ill fame and for a sale of all the furniture and movable property therein and to collect the statutory penalty of $300 against defendants Terrett. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., who granted a motion to dismiss the action as to defendant Mick, made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff.

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Action by the county attorney in the district court for Ramsey county to abate a nuisance, to enjoin the use of the building described as a house of ill fame and for a sale of all the furniture and movable property therein and to collect the statutory penalty of $300 against defendants Terrett. The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., who granted a motion to dismiss the action as to defendant Mick, made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff. The motion of defendants Terrett to amend the findings and conclusions of law or for a new trial was denied. The motion of the state to…

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Action under Laws 1913, p. 815, c. 563,1 to abate a nuisance maintained on certain premises in St. Paul. There were findings to the effect that a nuisance was maintained by the defendant Daly, who was a tenant of the defendants Terrett, who leased from the defendant Mick, and that the Terretts knew of the nuisance, but that the defendant Mick did not. The conclusions of law directed a judgment of abatement and for a permanent injunction and the imposition of the statutory penalty of $300. The Terretts appeal from the order denying their motion for a new trial. They are the only appellants.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Wilcox v. RyderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
  2. State ex rel. Robertson v. New England Furniture & Carpet Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. RogersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  2. State v. PalmerstenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
  3. City of St. Paul v. HarrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
  4. People ex rel. Lemon v. CaparboNew York Supreme Court · 1929
  5. State Ex Rel. Goff v. Minneapolis Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1933

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