Great Northern Bridge Co. v. Town of Finlayson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Pine county to recover $600 upon a town order drawn upon the treasurer, of defendant. The defense set up in the answer is stated in the first paragraph of the opinion. The case was tried before Stolberg, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded.
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Action in the district court for Pine county to recover $600 upon a town order drawn upon the treasurer, of defendant. The defense set up in the answer is stated in the first paragraph of the opinion. The case was tried before Stolberg, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, from an order denying its motion for amended findings, and from an order denying its motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
The village of Banning is situated wholly within the boundaries of the town of Finlayson, in Pine county. A bridge across the Kettle river at the outskirts of the village, forming a, part of a highway leading to and from the village, had been declared out of repair and condemned, and in July, 1908, the village authorities set about to devise ways and means for . the construction of a new one. They applied to the county of Pine, and obtained an appropriation of the sum of $1,500, a like sum of $300 was secured from the town of Partridge, a nearby township organization, and defendant herein by…
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