Legal Opinion

Lee v. County of Jackson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 3, 1922No. 22,638PublishedCited by 4 opinions

From an order of the county board of Jackson county providing-for the repair, modification and extension of Judicial Ditch No. 18,. and assessing benefits to the land of each, Martin Lee and four other-landowners appealed to the district court, where the appeals were heard by Dean, J., and a jury which reassessed the benefits. From orders denying their motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdicts or for new trials, the landowners appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Taylor, C.

Judicial Ditch No. 18 of the county of Jackson was constructed pursuant to an order establishing it, made October 3,1912. In July, 1919, five interested landowners initiated proceedings under section 5552 of the General Statutes of 1913, as amended by chapter 300, p. 425, of the Laws of 1915, for the repair, enlargement and extension of the ditch. That these proceedings were regular and that all re-, quirements of the statute were complied with in form, is conceded. They resulted in an order of the board of county commissioners, made August 2,1920, approving and confirming the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Falkenhagen v. Counties of Yellow Medicine & Lac Qui ParleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
  2. Bomsta v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
  3. Connor v. County of MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
  4. Mundwiler v. BentsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
  5. In re AmundsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Mooney v. Drainage District No. 1Nebraska Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Connor v. County of MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
  3. County of Brown v. MartinsenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
  4. County of Todd v. County of MorrisonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931

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