Pergament v. Loring Properties, Ltd.

599 N.W.2d 146 (1999)

Brian A. PERGAMENT, Respondent,

v.

LORING PROPERTIES, LTD., petitioner, Appellant.

No. CX-98-1031.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 2, 1999.

Robert Lewis Barrows, Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Lonny D. Thomas, Gregory M. Erickson, Thomas & Associated, P.A., Woodbury, for respondent.

Amicus curiae The Minnesota State Bar Association Section on Real Property Law, Keith E. Ekstrom, Wayzata.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

RUSSELL A. ANDERSON, Justice.

We are asked to determine when the mortgage exception to the merger…