Legal Opinion · Dissent

Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission v. General Mills, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided September 4, 1990No. C1-90-123Published

1DissentFoley, Judge

I respectfully dissent. In 1984 the legislature repealed Minn.Stat. § 473.568.

Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 473.568, is repealed. This repeal is based solely upon the continued effectiveness of the agreement * * * entered into by the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission and the purchaser * * * of tickets. Such *631agreements shall remain in effect throughout their terms * * *.

1984 Minn.Laws ch. 607, § 2. The repeal’s conditional language is an attempt by the legislature to force a contractual position on both the Commission and General Mills.

Because the Commission is a government agency,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Nord v. HerreidSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  3. Lamb Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Kraus-Anderson of Minneapolis, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  4. State v. International Harvester Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  5. Town & Country Shopping Center v. Swenson Furniture Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1961

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