Legal Opinion
Northern States Power Co. v. Minnesota Power & Light Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 3, 1989No. C7-88-2491Published
1Opinion of the Court
SPECIAL TERM OPINION
WOZNIAK, Chief Judge.
FACTS
The corporate offices of respondent Northern States Power (NSP) are in Minneapolis, in Hennepin County. The corporate headquarters of petitioner Minnesota Power and Light (Minnesota Power) are in Duluth, in St. Louis County. NSP brought a declaratory judgment action in Hennepin County, seeking interpretation of a 1986 contract between the parties. That contract was signed in Hennepin County.
Minnesota Power demanded a change of venue, which NSP opposed. The trial court ruled that venue is proper in Hennepin County, because some part of the cause of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce v. MarzitelliSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Industrial Rubber Applicators, Inc. v. Eaton Metal Products Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- Castle v. Village of BaudetteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Standslast v. ReidSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Johnson v. Minnesota Farm Bureau Marketing Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975