Erickson v. County of Stearns

LORING, Justice.

These are two cases which were consolidated and tried before the court, which made findings in favor of the defendant. The plaintiffs have appealed from separate orders denying their motions for a new trial.

Plaintiffs are the owners of land along the shore of Little Birch lake in Todd county. That lake is a navigable body of water, by far the larger portion of which is in Todd county, but the outlet of which is in Stearns county. Sometime in 1930 a petition signed by various property owners along the shores of said lake was presented to the county board of Steams county asking…