Legal Opinion
Lafayette Land Co. v. Village of Tonka Bay
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 10, 1975No. 44877PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Otis, Justice.
Petitioner seeks to compel the village of Tonka Bay to open a portion of a dedicated road which abuts petitioner’s property in order to provide it access to an existing highway. The district court denied relief and we affirm.
A right-of-way of the Interurban Railway in the village of Tonka Bay was deeded to the village in 1956 by its former owners, Simon and Lilah Wirtz. By the terms of the deed the property was to be used for road purposes only. The village improved and blacktopped part of the land. Although the issue is disputed it is apparent that the part of the dedicated…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Burnquist v. CookSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- Hay v. Township of Grow, Anoka CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Kray v. MuggliSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Parker v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- State ex rel. Townsend v. Board of Park CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
- County of Ramsey v. StevensSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Bolen v. GlassCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2007
- Horton v. Township of HelenCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
- In Re the Request of Lafayette Development Corp.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
- First National Bank v. City of Chicago HeightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978