Pieper v. MacLaren
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to determine adverse claims to certain real estate. The defendant alleged title under an assignment of a certificate of sale by the city of St. Paul issued in the matter of assessment for grading East Third street in that city. The case was tried before Kelly, J., who found in favor of defendant. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
Plaintiff and appellant was the owner of described real estate, unless his title had been divested by certain assessment proceedings in the matter of grading East Third street from Earl street to the east city limits of St. Paul. One consideration urged for avoiding the assessment was that the work was abandoned, and resulted in a damage, not in a benefit, to plaintiff’s lot, instead of its improvement. The legal merits of this contention as to this particular improvement have been decided adversely to plaintiff. Rogers v. City of St. Paul, 79 Minn. 5, 81 N. W. 539, 47 L. R. A. 537; Germania…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chauncey v. WassSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Rogers v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Willard v. HodappSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Germania Bank v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Rogers v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902