Grant v. Schmidt
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the district court for Scott county, Ohaifiéld, J., presiding, setting aside a judgment.
1Opinion of the CourtGileillan, C. J.
The plaintiffs, each of whom owns a separate tract of land bordering upon a natural lake, brought suit against defendants, alleging in the complaint that they have obstructed the natural outlet of the lake, raising the water above its natural level, and causing it to overflow the land of each of the plaintiffs, and so causing damage to the land of each. The complaint asks for an abatement of the nuisance, a perpetual injunction against renewing the obstructions, and for damages to each of the plaintiffs for the injury done by the overflow to his or her land.
After the suit was commenced, terms…
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