Obert v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Minnesota
A petition for a change of highway was granted by the board of commissioners of Otter Tail county, and all that part of the road which lay between the point of beginning and the point of termination of the changed road vacated. Erom the order of the board R. Obert and J. W. Nelson appealed to the district court for Otter Tail county.
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A petition for a change of highway was granted by the board of commissioners of Otter Tail county, and all that part of the road which lay between the point of beginning and the point of termination of the changed road vacated. Erom the order of the board R. Obert and J. W. Nelson appealed to the district court for Otter Tail county. The appeal was heard before Nye, J., who, at the close of the hearing, denied appellants’ motion to reverse the order establishing the new road and vacating the old road, and a jury which returned a verdict affirming the order of the board. From the order denying…
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The county commissioners altered the location of an established highway in Otter Tail county for a distance of about 1-J miles. The appellants appealed to the district court where the action of the county commissioners was approved by the verdict of a jury. From an order denying appellants’ motion in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, this appeal is taken.
The chief contentions of appellants are: (a) That the description of the part of the road to he substituted in place of the piece vacated in the petition for the alteration, and subsequent…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Preston's Heirs v. BowmarSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Village of HartlandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Fohl v. Common Council of Village of Sleepy Eye LakeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Pope v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Kretzschmar v. MeehanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mahoney v. KelleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Hunt v. KeyeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- In Re Establishment of Judicial RoadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- County of Otter Tail v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
- In re Establishment of Judicial RoadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928