Follmann v. City of Mankato
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Vanderburgh
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
Related Laws
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Outcome
Plaintiffs prevailed in partition suit to divide real estate. The court rejected defendant's adverse possession defense and affirmed the lower court's judgment that plaintiffs were entitled to their undivided shares in the property and rents/profits owed to them.
Excerpt
<p>Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Blue Barth county, Severance, J., presiding, granting a new trial after verdict directed for defendant, in an action to recover $1,107.55 for injuries to plaintiff’s premises caused by diversion of surface water.</p>
Similar Rulings
<p>Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Blue Barth county, Severance, J., presiding, overruling its demurrer to the complaint.</p>
<p>Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Blue Barth ■county to recover damages to a lot on Washington street in Mankato, resulting from the acts of defendant in collecting water and ■discharging it upon plaintiff’s lot. A jury was waived, and the action tried before Severance, J., who ordered judgment for plaintiff. A new trial was refused, and the defendant appealed.</p>
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