Erickson v. Minnesota & Ontario Power Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Koochiching county to recover $3,000 for operating defendant’s dam so as to flood plaintiff’s land.
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Action in the district court for Koochiching county to recover $3,000 for operating defendant’s dam so as to flood plaintiff’s land. The answer set up the several acts of Congress authorizing the construction of the dam, and alleged that, at the time of the passage of the acts and of the approval of the plans of the dam, the land described in the complaint was the property of the United States, .and if plaintiff had any interest therein he acquired it from the United States, after the passage of the acts of Congress and of the approval of the plans of the dam. The answer also set up the…
1Opinion of the CourtHaliam, J.
Plaintiff owns a tract of land near Rainy Lake. Some of it abuts upon Jackfish Bay, an arm of Rainy Lake. The outlet of Rainy Lake into *211Rainy River is a short distance from plaintiff’s land. A dam is thrown across Rainy River about three miles from the outlet of the lake. In the seasons of 1912 and 1913 plaintiff’s land was flooded. He sues defendant for damages. The court dismissed the action at the close of plaintiff’s case. Plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff makes these claims:
That his land was overflowed and that the cause of the flowage was the negligent operation of the dam.
That the defendant…
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