Steenerson v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Polk county, Ives, J., striking out as frivolous plaintiff’s demurrer to a portion of the complaint in intervention.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
The appellant, Steenerson, commenced an action in the district court of Polk county on August 3, 1895, against the defendant railway company to recover the possession of four car loads of lumber then in the possession of said company, the plaintiff alleging himself to be the owner of the lumber. The sheriff took possession of the property, and held it until it was rebonded by the defendant, to whom it was then returned. The defendant railroad company answered, claiming a special interest as common carriers in the lumber, alleging that it received the lumber from the intervenors, P. & J.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Knoblauch v. FoglesongSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
3Cited by3 opinions
- Matteson v. United States & Canada Land Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- State v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Alansky v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1947