Anderson v. City of Minneapolis

Sheran, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the municipal court denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

Plaintiffs, owners of real estate, sued the city of Minneapolis for damages which resulted when a building permit issued for the construction of a garage on September 6, 1967, was canceled as of September 21, 1967, upon the ground that the structure involved was of a kind not permitted under the applicable provisions of the Minneapolis zoning ordinance. A jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs in the amount of $910. This appeal followed the denial of…