Cameron v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Fillmore county, Whytock, J., denying its motion for a new trial. The certificate of foreclosure sale in 1877 to trustees, and the conveyance from those trustees to the Southern Minnesota Eailway Company, were recorded in Fillmore county February 13, 1886. The other facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This action was commenced in March, 1893, to recover possession, and damages for the detention, of a strip of land 100 feet in width, across a 40-acre tract, and of certain lots abutting said strip, all embraced within the limits of the plat of the village of Fountain, in Fillmore county. An examination of the record and the briefs of counsel satisfy us that the determination of the case depends upon the single question whether the defendant had, before the commencement of the action, acquired title to the premises by adverse possession. There is practically no conflict in the evidence. It…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Minneapolis Mill Co. v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Lamm v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Watson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Babcock v. UtterNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Kremer v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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