Coleman v. Ritchie

I join in the dissent of Justice PAUL H. ANDERSON.

DISSENT

PAGE, Justice (dissenting).

I join Justice Paul Anderson’s dissent. I write separately to briefly make four additional points and to emphasize three points made by Justice Anderson. The four additional points I want to make are:

1. The court misconstrues the meaning of Andersen.

While the court cites to In re Andersen, 264 Minn. 257, 261-62, 119 N.W.2d 1, 5 (1962), as part of the justification for its decision, Andersen, in fact, does not support that decision. Nor does it support the court’s narrow construction of Minn. Stat. § 204C.39.…