Kelty v. City of Minneapolis

Action to enjoin the defendant city and its officers from removing a concrete retaining wall constructed in front of her lot and concrete steps leading to her buildings. There was a temporary injunction. Upon final hearing the temporary injunction was dissolved and there was judgment for the defendants. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment.

The abutting owner owns to the center of the street, subject to the easement of the public, and may use it for a purpose compatible with the free use by the public of its easement, Town of Glencoe v. Reed, 93 Minn. 518, 101 N. W. 956, 67 L. R. A. 901, 2…