Village of Farmington v. Minnesota Municipal Commission

Rogosheske, Justice.

This appeal requires us to review orders of the District Court of Dakota County (1) affirming findings of fact, conclusions of law, and an order of the Minnesota Municipal Commission granting a petition to consolidate Lakeville township with the village of Lakeville; and (2) affirming the commission’s statutory denial of a petition to annex 195 acres of the township to the adjoining village of Farmington.

On April 13, 1965, a majority of landowners by number and area filed a petition pursuant to Minn. St. c. 414,1 which created the Minnesota Municipal Commission, to have…