Stein v. Golden Rule
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Stein v. Golden Rule
Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from the judgment of the district court of the county of Ramsey adjudging that the plaintiff recover from the defendant the possession of all that part of the lot, described therein, which lies south of the party wall, on the north side of the lot, used and occupied by the defendant by maintaining shutters and a sign attached to the south face of the wall.
This case is in many of its facts similar to that of Stein v. Berrisford, supra, page 177, 121 N. W. 879 ; but the question presented by
The complaint herein alleged that the plaintiff was the owner of the lot upon which the south half of the party wall rested and that he was entitled to the possession thereof; that the defendant on September 2, 1905, wrongfully entered upon the plaintiff’s lot, and has ever since occupied the same by maintaining on the south face of such wall, and on and projecting over the plaintiff’s lot, two sliding window shutters and their appliances, which so extend over the lot beyond the south face of the wall from one to six inches; and, further, that the defendant maintains upon the south face of the party wall and over the plaintiff’s lot a sign, for advertising purposes, eighty feet long and nine feet high. The complaint for a second cause of action alleged that the plaintiff had sustained damages by the alleged wrongful acts of the defendant in the sum of $500. The complaint prayed judgment that the defendant be compelled to remove the shutters and appliances from the plaintiff’s premises, and that he have complete restitution thereof, and for $500 damages. The answer alleged that the shutters and appliances were placed upon the wall and the sign painted thereon by the defendant’s predecessors, with the consent of the owner of the building and with the knowledge of the plaintiff, without any objection, and that the window shutters and appliances were a necessary part of the building and necessary as a fire protection. Except as admitted, the answer denied the allegations of the complaint.
The trial court submitted the question of damages to the jury, reserving for its consideration all other questions involved in the action, and instructed the jury that there was but the one question for them to decide, and that was whether the existence of the sign and shutters had lessened the rental value of the plaintiff’s property, and, if so, how much. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, which decided nothing except that the plaintiff had not sustained any actual damages. The plaintiff then made a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. The record does not
The correctness of the court’s findings of fact is not here challenged by any assignment of error. The sole question, then, presented by the record for our decision, is whether the facts found sustain the trial court’s order for judgment. It is clear that they do. The plaintiff was entitled to the sole possession and enjoyment of all that part of his lot not occupied by the party wall, free from any projecting and overhanging sign, shutters, and appliances, without reference to the question whether he was actually damaged thereby. Johnson v. Minnesota Tribune Co., 91 Minn. 476, 98 N. W. 321.
Judgment affirmed.
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