County of Blue Earth v. Turtle

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellants argue that the district court erred when it ruled that respondent could proceed with an action to partition two adjoining, but separately owned, parcels of land on which a single indivisible structure stands. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellants Dennis and Mary Jeanne Turtle owned two separate parcels of land in Southbend Township, Blue Earth County. A 12-unit apartment building was built across the two parcels. The State of Minnesota, through Blue Earth County, obtained title to parcel 1 through a tax forfeiture proceeding. The Turtles lost all interest in that parcel.…