Borgelt v. City of Minneapolis

Knutson, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial.

The city of Minneapolis is a city of the first class governed by a home rule charter. Plaintiff Marvin F. Borgelt is a resident and taxpayer of the city of Minneapolis who operates asphalt mixing plants at Inver Grove and Red Wing, Minnesota. Plaintiff intervenor, J. V. Gleason, is a resident and taxpayer of the city of Minneapolis and operates an asphalt mixing plant in St. Louis Park.

For many years the city of Minneapolis has owned and operated two asphalt plants, one since 1927 and the other…