Griswold v. Eastman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs, Frank C. Griswold, and thirty-nine others, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Lochren, J., made'February 6, 1892, refusing a new trial. William W. Eastman and John L. Merriam, in April, 1866, were the owners of Nicollet Island, in the Mississippi River, above the falls of St. Anthony, and within the corporate limits of the city of Minneapolis. This island is a plateau elevated about forty feet above the river surrounding it.
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Appeal by plaintiffs, Frank C. Griswold, and thirty-nine others, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Lochren, J., made'February 6, 1892, refusing a new trial. William W. Eastman and John L. Merriam, in April, 1866, were the owners of Nicollet Island, in the Mississippi River, above the falls of St. Anthony, and within the corporate limits of the city of Minneapolis. This island is a plateau elevated about forty feet above the river surrounding it. The slope or bluff extending from the river bed to the top of the plateau is more or less steep and abrupt, varying in width…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The issues in this case were all of fact, and, although the arguments of counsel have taken a somewhat wide range, really the only question on this appeal is whether the findings of the trial court were justified by the evidence. The land in dispute is that part of Nicollet island above Bridge street lying between the margin of the top of the bluff and the Mississippi river.
This part of the island was platted by defendant and one Merriam, then owners, in May, 1866; and the respective plaintiffs, who are {through mesne conveyances) grantees of Eastman of lots fronting on Park street, (now…
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