Rasmussen v. Housing & Redevelopment Authority

OPINION

MINGE, Judge.

In this consolidated appeal, appellants challenge the district court’s grant of summary judgment on their breach-of-contract and damages claims arising out of a con demnation petition. Because respondent did not breach the lease by initiating condemnation proceedings and because the lease prohibits appellants from recovering a takings award, we affirm.

FACTS

Appellants Ronald and Judith Rasmussen have operated a Tires Plus store under a series of leases at the same location in St. Anthony since the early 1980s. In July 1996, the Rasmussens entered into their current lease…