State v. Korrer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county against Eliza Korrer, Edmund N. Korrer, Annie L. Korrer, John Brennan, White-Iron Lake Iron Oo., Albert B. Coates, Martha R. Coates, and Euclid Iron Mining Co. to enjoin defendants from interfering with the public waters of Longyear lake, from removing the iron ore under said lake and the natural waters thereof, from removing the iron ore from under that part of the bed of said lake which would be covered by the waters…
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Action in the district court for St. Louis county against Eliza Korrer, Edmund N. Korrer, Annie L. Korrer, John Brennan, White-Iron Lake Iron Oo., Albert B. Coates, Martha R. Coates, and Euclid Iron Mining Co. to enjoin defendants from interfering with the public waters of Longyear lake, from removing the iron ore under said lake and the natural waters thereof, from removing the iron ore from under that part of the bed of said lake which would be covered by the waters thereof in the natural condition of said lake at the time of the commencement of the action but for the erection by defendants…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
The bed of Longyear lake contains deposits of iron ore both between high and low-water mark and below low-water mark. Defendants own land-abutting on the lake. Upon their taking steps to remove the ore beneath the bed of the lake, and for that purpose to fill in the lake bed from the shore to a point some distance below low-water mark, the state brought this action to restrain them. Both the state and the defendants claim a proprietary interest in the ore underlying the bed of the lake. The real issue involved is whether the state has such interest in this body of water and the bed thereof…
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