Legal Opinion

Prahl v. County of Brown

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 15, 1908No. Nos. 15,486—(3)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

In proceedings for the construction of a public ditch plaintiff appealed to the district court for Brown county from the award of the county commissioners on the ground that the amount awarded him for damages to his land was insufficient. The appeal having been tried, the court, Olsen, J., made findings and ordered judgment for $300 in favor of plaintiff. From this order plaintiff appealed to this court.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Proceedings, were duly instituted before the board of county commissioners of Brown county for the establishment of a public ditch, under the provisions of chapter 230, p. 303, Taws 1905. The proceedings culminated in an order by the court establishing the proposed ditch and assessing damages to the various landowners through whose land the ditch extended. Feeling aggrieved by the award, plaintiff appealed therefrom to the district court, where the cause was tried by consent of the parties without a jury. The court made findings of fact and conclusions of law awarding plaintiff the sum of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carver v. BagleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
  2. Johnson v. Northern Pacific, Fergus Falls & Black Hills Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re Trusteeship Under Last Will of RosenfeldtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
  2. Holliston v. ErnstonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  3. Weiss v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
  4. Hanson v. EmanuelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
  5. Merz v. OftedalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966

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