Weber v. City of Minneapolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county by Elsie M. Weber, doing business as H. W. Weber & Company, to recover $4,500 damages to her premises and stock from surface water negligently diverted by defendant to and upon her land. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county by Elsie M. Weber, doing business as H. W. Weber & Company, to recover $4,500 damages to her premises and stock from surface water negligently diverted by defendant to and upon her land. The facts are fully stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Steele, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,089.68. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Plaintiff owns lot 13 of block 22 in Eemington Park Addition to the city of Minneapolis, the same being located at the corner of TJpton avenue and Forty-third street. The topography of the land in this vicinity is hilly and the natural drainage from Forty-fourth street was, prior to certain improvements made by the city at that point, down TJpton avenue toward Forty-third street where plaintiff’s property is located. Long prior to the time here in question certain improvements were made at the intersection of Forty-fourth street and TJpton avenue, the purpose of which was to cause the waters…
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- Ackeret v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Olcott v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Larkin v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Kandelin v. City of ElySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Urbas v. Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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- Hebert v. Village of HibbingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
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