Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Spannaus v. Hopf
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 27, 1982No. 81-456, 81-498, 81-519 and 81-544PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
The state seeks condemnation under the Minnesota Outdoor Advertising Control Act, Minn.Stat. §§ 173.01-173.27 (1980) (the Act), of certain advertising devices (signs) owned by Naegele, Inc. 1 The district courts of Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, where the actions were brought, granted the state’s petitions as to all signs in question. We have consolidated the appeals from these decisions which we now affirm in part and reverse in part.
The state filed two petitions in Hennepin County on May 30, 1979: State v. Hopf and State v. Duggan. These were consolidated by the court on August…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Breard v. AlexandriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by20 opinions
- AFSCME Councils 6, 14, 65 & 96, AFL-CIO v. SundquistSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Concordia College Corp. v. W.R. Grace & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Mammenga v. State Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Application of Crown CoCo, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
- Ochs v. Streater, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
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