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Great Northern Railway Co. v. City of Minneapolis

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 2, 1917No. Nos. 20,021—(160)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Action in the district court for Hennepin county to restrain defendant from interfering with plaintiff’s property in the matter of widening Seventh street north in defendant city. The answer set up the proceedings taken by the city in proceedings to condemn the land in question. Plaintiff obtained an order requiring defendant to show cause why a temporary restraining order should not issue.

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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to restrain defendant from interfering with plaintiff’s property in the matter of widening Seventh street north in defendant city. The answer set up the proceedings taken by the city in proceedings to condemn the land in question. Plaintiff obtained an order requiring defendant to show cause why a temporary restraining order should not issue. From an order denying its motion for a temporary injunction, Hale, J., plaintiff appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.

This action was brought to enjoin defendant city of Minneapolis from taking possession of and erecting structures for street purposes upon a strip of land 1,100 feet long and 20 feet wide. The case comes to this court on plaintiff’s appeal from an order denying a motion for a temporary injunction.

The facts as they appear from the pleadings and the moving papers may be stated as follows: Prior to October 10, 1910, one H. K. Feye was the owner of a tract of land lying between Sixth street north and Seventh street north and between Hoag avenue and Fifth avenue north *3if extended across Sixth and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Bellingham Bay & British Columbia RailRoad v. New WhatcomSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  3. State ex rel. Norris v. District Court First Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  4. Knoblauch v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
  5. Everington v. Board of Park CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Klapmeier v. Town of Center of Crow Wing CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. State Ex Rel. Peterson v. BentleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
  3. Great Northern Railway Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
  4. In re Improvement of Lake of the Isles ParkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
  5. State Ex Rel. Woodruff v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1927

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