Legal Opinion
Kjesbo v. Ricks
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 30, 1994No. C9-93-160, C5-93-365PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMONETT, Justice.
This case involves the state family farm foreclosure statute, Minn.Stat. § 500.24, and, specifically, the use of the former owner’s statutory right of first refusal. 1 We conclude that the manner in which the first refusal right was exercised in this case does not justify interference with plaintiff-appellant’s contract to purchase the farmland. We reverse the court of appeals’ contrary ruling, and remand to the trial court.
In 1988 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company acquired title to approximately 320 acres of farmland in Grant County, taking a deed in lieu of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bennett v. Storz Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Furlev Sales & Associates, Inc. v. North American Automotive Warehouse, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Carnes v. St. Paul Union Stockyards Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Schumacher v. IhrkeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
- Kjesbo v. RicksCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
3Cited by56 opinions
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