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Nelson v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided April 17, 1953No. 35,901, 35,902, 35,903, 35,904, 35,905, 35,906, 35,907, 35,908, 35,909PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Matson, Justice.

Appeal by the commissioner of conservation from orders granting peremptory writs of mandamus directing him to institute eminent domain proceedings for the condemnation of certain lands allegedly taken by flooding caused by a water control project in Kandiyohi county.

The flooding complained of in these proceedings occurred in a low flat basin in Kandiyohi county in the area generally east of Green Lake and south of Lake Calhoun, which is about one mile east of Green Lake. An outlet, controlled by a dam, is located on the eastern side of Green Lake and is the source of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Kansas City Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Carpenter v. Board of County Com'rsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
  3. Weaver v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
  4. Seabloom v. KrierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
  5. State v. BentleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Trinity Broadcasting of Denver, Inc. v. City of WestminsterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  2. Spaeth v. City of PlymouthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  3. Highview North Apartments v. County of RamseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  4. Nolan and Nolan v. City of EaganCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
  5. Kratzenstein v. Board of County CommissionersColorado Court of Appeals · 1983

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