Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 6, 1948No. 34,303PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Magney, Justice.
Verdict for defendants. Plaintiff appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
Plaintiff is the owner of lands riparian to Lake Vadnais and Twin Lake in Ramsey county. He claims that in 1912 said lands were damaged by trespass by water because of improper control of water elevations by defendant St. Paul board of water commissioners.
Lake Vadnais, with an area of 177 acres, is one of a chain of lakes used by the board to furnish water to the inhabitants of the city of St. Paul. It is a controlled reservoir. Water comes into the lake naturally and is also put in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- State v. KorrerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Village of Newport v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
- Carpenter v. Board of County Com'rsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Weaver v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- State ex rel. Beise v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Crookston Cattle Co. v. Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Flynn v. BeiselSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Nelson v. WilsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- State v. BentleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Mitchell v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
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