Johnson v. City of Minneapolis

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

On appeal after remand in this takings dispute, appellants City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Community Development Agency argue that the district court erred by finding a taking of property even though appellants did not control respondent property owners’ use of their property. Appellants also contend that the district court erred by excluding from evidence a related United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision and by allowing respondents to offer hearsay testimony regarding their damages. Because we find that appellants’ actions do not amount to a taking of…