Legal Opinion
Minn. State Bd. of Health v. City of Brainerd
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 26, 1976No. 45644PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*26MacLaughlin, Justice.
The issue on. this appeal is whether the appellant city of Brainerd must fluoridate its municipal water supply in compliance with Minn. St. 144.145. The trial court rejected appellants’ arguments that the statute is unconstitutional and issued a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding Brainerd to comply with the law. We affirm.
In 1967, the Minnesota Legislature enacted what is commonly referred to as the Minnesota Fluoridation Law, Minn. St. 144.145. The statute required that prior to January 1, 1970,—
“* * * the person, firm, corporation, or municipality having…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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