Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co. v. City of Minneapolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Hennepin county to recover $2,500. The facts are stated in the opinion. Defendant’s demurrer to the complaint was overruled, Hale, J. The defendant then answered and the case was tried before Jelley, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded. Defendant’s motion for judgment in its favor or for a new trial was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Plaintiff operates an ordinary commercial electric railway and is engaged in carrying passengers and freight between Minneapolis and various points south. In 1907 its Minneapolis terminus was at Nicollet avenue and Fifty-fourth street at the southerly limits of the city. The street cars of the Minneapolis Street Railway Co. ran upon Nicollet avenue to Fiftieth street. Plaintiff desired to extend its line on Nicollet avenue to Fiftieth street to connect with the street car line. Eetween Fifty-second and Fifty-fourth streets, Nicollet avenue crosses Minnehaha creek, over which the city some…
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Kelley v. MilanSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Bell v. KirklandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railway Co. v. City of ConnersvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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- Bybee v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
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