In re St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway Company presented its petition to the district court for Ramsey county, alleging that it is a corporation invested with power to construct a railroad from Brain-erd to Mankato by way of Minneapolis and St. Paul; that it has constructed its railroad from Brainerd to a point in the city of St. Paul about 200 feet southerly of Seventh street and immediately adjacent to the westerly side of the right of way of the St..
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The St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway Company presented its petition to the district court for Ramsey county, alleging that it is a corporation invested with power to construct a railroad from Brain-erd to Mankato by way of Minneapolis and St. Paul; that it has constructed its railroad from Brainerd to a point in the city of St. Paul about 200 feet southerly of Seventh street and immediately adjacent to the westerly side of the right of way of the St.. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company; that under the provisions of Sp. Laws 1879, c. 318, petitioner has the right, and desires, to…
1Opinion of the Court
Mitchell, J.1
This appeal was taken from an order denying an application of the St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway Company, pursuant to Gen. St. 1878, c. 34, § 47, as amended by Laws 1879, c. 35, § 3, for the appointment of commissioners to assess and determine the amount of compensation to be made to the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Eailway Company for a crossing of the railway tracks of the latter company by the railroad of the petitioner, at a point in the city of St. Paul about 200 feet southerly of Seventh street.
The only point raised or urged by appellant is that, under the-statute…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of Lockport and Buffalo R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Leighton v. SheldonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
- State ex rel. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co. v. District Court of Hennepin CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
3Cited by16 opinions
- Minnesota Canal & Power Co. v. Koochiching Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Seattle & Montana Railway Co. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1893
- State ex rel. Smith v. Van ReedSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- State ex rel. Hilton v. VollSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Bond v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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