Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co. v. Enggren
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff appealed to the district court for Dakota county from an award of commissioners .in condemnation proceedings awarding defendants B. E. Enggren and Ingeborg Enggren the sum of $1,000 as damages for the taking of certain land for the use of plaintiff railway company. The action was tried before Crosby, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of defendants for $1,500. Erom an order denying its motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
This action was brought under chapter 41, B. L. 1905. The court in due course appointed commissioners to award damages to the landowner. They assessed the damage of plaintiff and respondent at the sum of $1,000. The defendant appealed to the district court. The case was tried by a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of the landowner in the sum of $1,500. This appeal was taken from the order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
1. One assignment of error was addressed to the following charge to the jury by the trial court: “You will consider all the evidence given in the case, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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