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In re County Ditch No. 33

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided September 30, 1921No. 22,347PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Rasmus Oen appealed to the district' court for Marshall county from an order of the county board of that county determining the amount of benefits to his land from the construction of ditch No. 33 on the ground that the benefits determined by the county board were in excess of the actual benefit to his land. The appeal was heard before Qrindeland, J., and.a jury which returned a verdict fixing the benefits per acre.

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Rasmus Oen appealed to the district' court for Marshall county from an order of the county board of that county determining the amount of benefits to his land from the construction of ditch No. 33 on the ground that the benefits determined by the county board were in excess of the actual benefit to his land. The appeal was heard before Qrindeland, J., and.a jury which returned a verdict fixing the benefits per acre. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, Rasmus Oen appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.

Rasmus Oen appealed to the district court of Marshall county from the order of the county board determining the amount of benefits accruing to his land from the construction of county ditch number 33. The jury fixed the benefits to one forty at $6.25 per acre, to another at $5 per acre, and to another at $4.95 per acre. R. appeals from an order of the district court denying his motion for a new trial.

The question is whether the 'court erred in refusing to permit appellant to show on the cross-examination of a viewer in the ditch proceeding, a witness for the county, that the amount of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sherman v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  2. Falkenhagen v. Counties of Yellow Medicine & Lac Qui ParleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
  3. Cunningham v. County of Big StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  4. Rooney v. County of StearnsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  5. Dodge v. County of MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. HamerIndiana Supreme Court · 1936
  2. State, by Lord v. FrisbySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  3. State v. PearsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  4. Northern States Power Co. v. BarnardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
  5. Hefty v. Wisconsin Power & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1940

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