Slawson v. Northern States Power Co.

Loring, Justice.

In a suit to recover a payment made to the defendant, Northern States Power Company of Wisconsin, to be used for the construction of a transmission line, the plaintiff had a verdict and comes here on appeal from an order granting the defendant judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

Originally the Northern States Power Company of Wisconsin was organized under the name of the Wisconsin-Minnesota Light & Power Company, and subsequently the name was changed to its present form. The Northern States Power Company of Minnesota was also joined as a defendant in this action but later…