Conan v. City of Ely
Supreme Court of Minnesota
In proceedings in the district court for St. Louis county by the City of Ely to condemn certain land for an extension of the city waterworks. Eliza Conan, the owner of the land, appealed from an award made by the commissioners. • The case was tried before Cant, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in her favor for $187.50. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, she appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
LOVELY, J.2
The city of Ely, through proper proceedings authorized in its charter, appropriated an acre and a quarter of land adjacent to its municipal waterworks. Commissioners were appointed to appraise the damages to the landowner, and an award was duly returned, from which there was an appeal to the district court. On the trial the only question was the amount of compensation she was entitled to recover. At the close of the evidence the court instructed the jury that the verdict should not exceed the sum of $150 per acre, which was adopted by the verdict. She moved for a new trial, which…
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