Minnesota Loan & Trust Co. v. St. Anthony Falls Water-Power Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county by Minnesota Loan & Trust Company, as trustee, and another to enjoin defendants from diverting the western stream of the Mississippi river or any of its waters which would naturally flow over plaintiffs’ land, and to compel defendants to restore the flow of the river into its natural channel, and to remove from the western channel their dam and other obstructions, and for other relief.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county by Minnesota Loan & Trust Company, as trustee, and another to enjoin defendants from diverting the western stream of the Mississippi river or any of its waters which would naturally flow over plaintiffs’ land, and to compel defendants to restore the flow of the river into its natural channel, and to remove from the western channel their dam and other obstructions, and for other relief. The case was tried before Simpson, J., who found in favor of defendants. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Plaintiffs own a tract of about twelve acres of land abutting and bordering on the west bank of the Mississippi river in the city of Minneapolis, near St. Anthony Falls, together with all riparian and flowage rights and privileges appurtenant and belonging thereto. Such tract of land is a part of government lot No. 8, in section 24, township 29, range 24. Its west boundary line is the section line between said section 24 and section 23, and it extends along the river a distance of two thousand one hundred feet to the south or southwesterly. Defendant St. Anthony Falls Water-Power Company owns…
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