Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Humphrey
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided February 11, 1986No. C3-85-1548PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
This action is based on 1984 Minn.Laws ch. 502, art. 13, § 15, which orders the State to convey to appellant Richard Peterson 27 acres of land he forfeited for nonpayment of taxes. In May 1985 the trial court held the legislation void and refused to compel the conveyance on the ground that the act was a special law remitting a forfeiture and granting an exclusive privilege to an individual in violation of Minn. Const, art. XII, § 1. Five days later the legislature retroactively repealed the act upon which this action is based. Peterson appeals. We dismiss the appeal on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dodge v. Board of Ed. of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Christensen v. Minneapolis Municipal Employees Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Sprenger v. JacobsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
3Cited by3 opinions
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