Tew v. Webster
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Fillmore county to recover possession of certain land, $1,200 for -unlawful retention thereof, and $300 for reasonable value of its use, rents and profits during the six years in which plaintiff .was deprived of its possession. The case was tried before Kingsley, J., who made the findings and conclusions set forth in. the opinion. From the judgment entered pursuant to the findings, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This is an action in ejectment, to recover the possession of land owned by plaintiff and damages for the alleged unlawful withholding of possession by defendant. The complaint alleges in substance that plaintiff is the owner of forty acres of land in Fillmore county in and near the village of Rushford, that Rush creek runs through the land in an irregular course; that plaintiff is the owner of a gristmill and a dam upon said creek; that defendant owns a woolen factory and a dam across the creek about four thousand feet below plaintiff’s mill, and that plaintiff’s land lying along the creek,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- West v. HennesseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Bazille v. MurraySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Reynolds v. MunchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Tew v. WebsterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bottomly v. ParmenterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1932