State v. Red River Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Clearwater county to recover $15,642, treble value of certain timber alleged to have been cut in the winter of 1903 and 1904 from school land owned by the state. The answer was a general denial. The case was submitted upon stipulated facts before McClenahan, J., who ordered judgment in favor of defendant. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action in trespass, brought under the provisions of chapter 163, p. .349, Laws 1895, to recover treble the value of certain timber, alleged to have been wilfully and unlawfully cut and removed from certain land belonging to the state. Defendant had judgment, and the •state appealed.
The facts are as follows: The several tracts of land from which the timber was taken were a part of the state school lands, and had been determined by the state auditor, acting as land commissioner, and under the authority of the statutes of the state, to be agricultural land. Thereafter, in March, 1899, the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Steel v. Smelting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- United States v. SchurzSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Little v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Wilder v. HaugheySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
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- State v. Red River Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
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