Legal Opinion
Wegner v. Milwaukee Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 13, 1991No. C6-90-1400PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOMUANOVICH, Justice.
The Minneapolis police department severely damaged a house owned by Harriet G. Wegner while attempting to apprehend an armed suspect. Wegner sought compensation from the City of Minneapolis on trespass and constitutional “taking” theo ries. The district court granted the City’s motion for summary judgment on the “taking” issue. The court of appeals affirmed, reasoning that although there was a “taking” within the meaning of the Minnesota Constitution, the “taking” was noncom-pensable under the doctrine of public necessity. We reverse.
The salient facts are not in dispute.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Armstrong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Steele v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- AFSCME Councils 6, 14, 65 & 96, AFL-CIO v. SundquistSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Kiges v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Vacation of Part of Town of HibbingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- American Family Insurance v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
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