State ex rel. Bjorem v. District Court of Norman County
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of T. S. Bjorem, J. P. Grothe, G. Gilbertson, Alex Holden and George W. Wishard, freeholders, this court granted five writs of certiorari directed to the district court for Norman county and Andrew Grindeland, one of the judges thereof, to review the order of that.court in establishing Judicial Ditch No. 51.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
Certiorari to review an order of the district court of Norman county establishing Judicial Ditch No. 51.
The main facts are as follows: The Wild Rice river has its source in Rice lake, in Clearwater county, and flows westwardly through the counties of Clearwater, Mahnomen and Norman, into the Red River of the North. Wild Rice river is more than 100 miles in length, has a basin of about 1,500 square miles, and is the main watercourse of the counties named. Along its headwaters the altitude is about 1,500 feet above sea level, and there are numerous lakes and swamps in this district, which in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Jonason v. CrosbySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- State ex rel. Pederson v. WattsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
3Cited by11 opinions
- State ex rel. Boetcher v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Engenmoen v. LutroeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- State ex rel. Skordahl v. FlahertySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- In Re Judicial Ditch No. 9Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- In re SiblerudSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
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