Legal Opinion
City of Oronoco v. Fitzpatrick Real Estate, LLC v. Whitney National Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 10, 2016No. A15-55PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LILLEHAUG, Justice.
This case arises from a Hen priority dispute between Whitney National Bank (Whitney) and a law firm, O’Brien & Wolf, L.L.P. (O’Brien). Whitney obtained a judgment in Florida. against respondents Daniel Fitzpatrick and his business entities (collectively Fitzpatrick) and docketed the judgment in Minnesota. In a separate matter, Fitzpatrick, represented by O’Brien, obtained a judgment against the City of Oronoco (the City). The judgment against the City became the focus of two creditors: Whitney, by way of a garnishment summons, and O’Brien, by way of an attorney’s Hen.
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- Larson v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
- Anderson v. Commissioner of TaxationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
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