Nelson v. City of Minneapolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county by twelve plaintiffs engaged in the milk business to enjoin defendant city and its health commissioner, its servants, agents, and inspectors under its control, from seizing milk belonging to plaintiffs.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county by twelve plaintiffs engaged in the milk business to enjoin defendant city and its health commissioner, its servants, agents, and inspectors under its control, from seizing milk belonging to plaintiffs. The answer set out the ordinance mentioned in the opinion and justified the seizure and destruction of milk under the ordinance of the city, and the city admitted that it was its intention to continue seizing milk and destroying it under the ordinance. The reply alleged that the ordinance was unreasonable and void, that the milk seized and…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action by plaintiffs, dairymen, for an injunction restraining and enjoining defendant city and certain of its officers from seizing and destroying the milk brought by them into the city for sale to their customers. The action was tried in the court below without a jury, and resulted in an order for judgment in defendants’ favor. Plaintiffs appealed from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
Acting under the authority of section 1749, R. L. 1905, by which municipalities of this state are empowered to prescribe, among other things, the terms and conditions upon which milk, cream, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Deems v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
- City of St. Louis v. LiessingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Knobloch v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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- Dederick v. SmithSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1936
- Basting v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
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