Legal Opinion
Mosby v. Manhattan Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1931No. 9052PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants after demurrers to plaintiff’s evidence had been sustained and verdict had been directed in favor of defendants.
The action was one for damages claimed to have resulted from a nuisance alleged to have been created and maintained by defendants.
The second amended complaint alleged the following facts in substance: Plaintiff is the owner of a large ranch in Greenwood county, Kan., and is engaged in raising and fattening cattle thereon. The ranch is traversed by a stream known as the West branch of the Fall river, which…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Slater v. Mexican National RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. BabcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Herrick v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Smith v. CondrySupreme Court of the United States · 1843
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- Willie Lee Stewart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Manhattan Oil Co. v. MosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1980
- Acock v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1932
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