State ex rel. Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. v. Knife Falls Boom Corp.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeals by defendants from an order of the district court for Carlton county, Cant, J., overruling- separate demurrers to the complaint interposed by the defendants on the ground that several causes of action were improperly united.
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Appeals by defendants from an order of the district court for Carlton county, Cant, J., overruling- separate demurrers to the complaint interposed by the defendants on the ground that several causes of action were improperly united. As to the Boom Corporation, the suit is .based upon and affects (and is brought to regulate and define) its acts and functions, as a public agent; while, as to all other defendants, it is based upon their several, individual acts, and seeks to have their respective private rights defined, and their exercise regulated. None of the other defendants has any part in…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
This is an equitable action by the state, on the relation of the BrooksScanlon Lumber Company, against the defendants, to determine the relative rights of the public, the relator, and the defendants to the use of the St. Louis river, and to enforce them. The defendants severally demurred to the complaint on the ground that several causes of action were improperly united therein. The trial court made its order overruling the demurrer, and the defendants severally appealed.
*196The here material allegations of the complaint, briefly stated, are to the effect following: The relator and the defendants…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jones v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Tierney v. DodgeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
- Osborne v. Knife Falls Boom Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Smith v. DennettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
- Capehart v. Van CampenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lind v. O. N. Johnson Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Red Bud Realty Co. v. SouthSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Venner v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Delasca v. GrimesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Dixie Fire Insurance v. American Confectionery Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1910
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