Legal Opinion
COUNTY OF FREEBORN BY TUVESON v. Bryson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 18, 1976No. 45601-2, 45610PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Yetka, Justice.
Three appeals from a judgment refusing to enjoin Freeborn County from constructing a highway across a natural wildlife marsh, entered following denial of a post-trial motion for amended findings. We reverse.
Because our decision is based on a perceived legislative intent to subordinate the county’s interest in highways to the state’s paramount concern for the protection of natural resources, it is worthwhile at the outset to quote at length from the applicable portions of the Environmental Rights Act, Minn. St. c. 116B (hereinafter the Act).
“The legislature finds and declares…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- County of Freeborn v. BrysonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Minnesota Housing Finance Agency v. HatfieldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- State v. RaymondSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Manchester Environmental Coalition v. StocktonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. White Bear Rod & Gun ClubSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- People for Environmental Enlightenment & Responsibility (PEER), Inc. v. Minnesota Environmental Quality CouncilSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Urban Council on Mobility v. Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Application of City of White Bear LakeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
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