Hanson v. Eastman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action to recover possession of a piece of land in Hennepin county, described in the complaint as follows : ‘ ‘ Commencing at the northeast corner of lot number six (6), in block number one hundred and ten (110), in the city of Minneapolis, in said county, running thence in a northeasterly direction about eighty-eight and one-half (88 1-2) feet, until it intersects the section line between sections twenty-five and twenty-six, thence along said section line, in a westerly…
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Action to recover possession of a piece of land in Hennepin county, described in the complaint as follows : ‘ ‘ Commencing at the northeast corner of lot number six (6), in block number one hundred and ten (110), in the city of Minneapolis, in said county, running thence in a northeasterly direction about eighty-eight and one-half (88 1-2) feet, until it intersects the section line between sections twenty-five and twenty-six, thence along said section line, in a westerly direction, to the intersection of said line with block one hundred and sixteen (116) above mentioned, thence easterly along…
1Opinion of the CourtBerrt, J.
Dominicus M. Hanson, (through whom the plaintiff claims,) being owner of a certain tract of land, laid out and platted the same in accordance with the statute, and his plat was duly executed and recorded. So much of the plat as is important for the purposes of this opinion is represented on the following sketch:
*511The principal question in the case was whether the triangular piece of ground, lying between block 116, and the north line of section 26, is a public street. This question the court below refused to submit to the jury, deciding, from the plat, that the piece of ground referred to was a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Winona v. HuffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1866
- City of Mankato v. WarrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1873
- County Commissioners of Hennepin v. DaytonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
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