DeSalle v. Gibraltar Title Agency L.L.C.

The legislature does not intend a result that is absurd or unreasonable. Minn. Stat. § 645.17 (2000). This elementary rule of statutory construction dictates that we reverse the trial court’s application of Minn.Stat. § 541.03, subd. 2.

I agree with our application of Polish Union v. Kruszewski, 171 Minn. 252, 253, 213 N.W. 913 (1927). Polish Union does not purport to establish a minimum level of clarity. We have properly said that a clear statement of maturity is one that is “ascertainable from the mortgage itself.” Vossen v. Parker, 609 N.W.2d 290, 293 (Minn.App.2000). There are additional…