Miller v. Chatterton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the district court for Hennepin county refusing a new trial after a trial before Hicks, J., and judgment of $1 ordered in their favor. The action was brought to recover $4,030, and to have $1,500 thereof adjudged a lien on certain logs of the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
The Hill river empties into the Willow river, and the latter into the Mississippi. All these streams are public highways for the floating of logs. Prior to May, 1889, the plaintiffs had in the Hill and Willow rivers about 13,000,000 feet of pine logs, to be floated down to Brainerd, on the Mississippi river. The defendant had in the Willow river, below the logs of the' plaintiffs, about 60,000 cedar logs, intended also to be floated down the Willow and Mississippi rivers. At a proper stage of the water both parties entered upon the work of driving their logs, and provided sufficient Mien for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Colden v. EldredNew York Supreme Court · 1818
- Beard v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
3Cited by4 opinions
- Smith v. KippSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- E. W. Backus Lumber Co. v. Scanlon-Gipson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- O'Brien v. GlasowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- St. Paul & Duluth Railroad v. Village of HinckleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893