Legal Opinion
Collins v. Village of Richfield
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 21, 1952No. 35,838PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Magnet, Justice.
Petitioners are owners of lots abutting on Penn avenue south in the Village of Richfield. During the first eight months of 1949, and during a period of time prior thereto, the village caused a change of grade .to be made in the avenue in front of the lots owned by petitioners and others. Petitioners claim that this change of grade from the normal and established grade adversely affects them in that the street grade line has been raised approximately two feet causing easy flow of waters from the street onto their lots. The village had not instituted action for the condemnation…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- O'Brien v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
- Vanderburgh v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Sallden v. City of Little FallsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- State, by Peterson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- Henderson v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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3Cited by8 opinions
- City of Thief River Falls v. United Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Electric Short Line Terminal Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Wolfram v. State Ex Rel. BurnquistSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Gershone v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Brewitz v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
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