Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Sprague
Supreme Court of Minnesota
P. D. Sprague and others petitioned the district court for Houston county for an order widening, deepening, straightening and changing the channel of Root river for the purpose of draining and reclaiming certain lands. The court made an order confirming the report of the engineer and the report of the viewers, allowed the damages specified and confirmed the assessments against the several tracts of land.
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P. D. Sprague and others petitioned the district court for Houston county for an order widening, deepening, straightening and changing the channel of Root river for the purpose of draining and reclaiming certain lands. The court made an order confirming the report of the engineer and the report of the viewers, allowed the damages specified and confirmed the assessments against the several tracts of land. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company demanded a jury trial to assess the amount of its damages suffered on account of the construction of the ditch. The matter was tried before…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
Petitioners instituted these proceedings under the drainage laws of the state to straighten, deepen and improve the channel of Root river in Houston county. In the order establishing the ditch the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company was awarded as damages caused by the construction of the drainage system the sum of $10,000. The company, not being satisfied with this award, demanded a jury trial. This was had, and the damages fixed by the jury at $16,000. The petitioners appeal from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
The only damage suffered by the railway company was that…
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