Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission v. General Mills, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 31, 1991No. C1-90-123PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Chief Justice.
The parties dispute the effect the repeal of Minn.Stat. § 473.568 (1978), had on a contract between respondent Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission and petitioner General Mills that required General Mills to purchase unsold Minnesota Vikings football tickets under specified circumstances. The Commission sought a declaratory judgment and an injunction requiring General Mills to purchase tickets pursuant to the contract. The trial court, holding that the existence of Minn.Stat. § 473.568 (1978), was not a condition precedent to General Mills’ performance under…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- National City Bank of Minneapolis v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Carl Bolander & Sons Inc. v. United Stockyards Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- Lamb Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Kraus-Anderson of Minneapolis, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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