Markusen v. Mortensen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Lincoln county between all the owners of land abutting on the bed of a meandered lake, the waters of which had disappeared, to determine their respective boundaries.
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Action in the district court for Lincoln county between all the owners of land abutting on the bed of a meandered lake, the waters of which had disappeared, to determine their respective boundaries. The case was tried before Quinn, J., acting for the judge of the Ninth judicial district, who made findings and with the consent of all parties appointed a surveyor to. ascertain the center of the lake and apportion to the several lots abutting thereon their proportionate share of the bed of the lake. The surveyor reported to the court the result of his survey, with a plat showing the…
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
This action was brought in the district court of the county of Lincoln for the purpose of having the boundary lines between the lands of the respective parties hereto determined. The land of all the par*11ties lies in township 109, range 44, Lincoln county. The court determined the boundary lines, and judgment was entered accordingly, from which the defendant appealed.
The complaint alleged, in effect, that the plaintiff Kristen Markusen was the owner in fee and in possession of lots 1 and 2, in section 17; that the plaintiff Marie Kruse was. the owner in fee and in possession of lots…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Beardsley v. CraneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Follansbee v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Benz v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Murphy v. DoyleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Shell v. MattesonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Engquist v. WirtjesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Fishman v. NielsenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- Roy v. DannehrSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Schmidt v. MarschelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Dunkel v. RothSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941