Legal Opinion
Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc. v. Metropolitan Council
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 19, 1979No. 50599PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHERAN, Chief Justice.
On May 21, 1979, the legislature of the State of Minnesota concluded many years of legislative debate about the construction of a domed stadium in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area by its action amending the 1977 Metropolitan Sports Facility Act codified at Minn.Stat. §§ 473.551 to 473.595 (1978). 1979 Minn. Laws, ch. 203, §§ 1-16, effective May 26, 1979.
Earlier legislation had repealed the 2% metropolitan area liquor tax, 1979 Minn. Laws, ch. 26, and the later legislation primarily directed the Metropolitan Council (hereafter “council”) to make 14 separate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Reserve Mining Co. v. HerbstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Hinz v. Northland Milk & Ice Cream Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- Arvig Telephone Co. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Mankato Citizens Telephone Co. v. Commissioner of TaxationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- Eakman v. BrutgerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. HarringtonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
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- Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. v. Metropolitan Sports Facilities CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Pike v. GunyouCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
- Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, a Public Body and American Sign and Indicator Corporation, a Washington Corporation and Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Minnesota Corporation, and American Sign and Indicator Corporation/twin City Federal Savings & Loan Association, a Joint Venture, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, a Public Body, and American Sign and Indicator Corporation, a Washington Corporation and Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Minnesota Corporation, and American Sign and Indicator Corporation/twin City Federal Savings & Loan Association, a Joint Venture. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, a Public Body and American Sign and Indicator Corporation, a Washington Corporation and Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Minnesota Corporation, and American Sign and Indicator Corporation/twin City Federal Savings & Loan Association, a Joint VentureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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