Beatty v. Winona Housing & Redevelopment Authority

*77Nelson, Justice.

Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment dismissing his action for declaratory judgment. There appear to be three issues raised on appeal: (1) Whether in this instance the appeal is properly taken from the judgment; (2) whether plaintiff’s complaint herein violates Rule 8.05, Rules of Civil Procedure, which specifies that “[e]ach averment of a pleading shall be simple, concise, and direct”; and (3) whether a justiciable controversy exists.

Plaintiff is a practicing attorney in the city of Winona and also an owner of real estate in the downtown portion of that southern Minnesota…