Vernco, Inc. v. Township of Manyaska, Martin County

OPINION

KELLY, Justice.

Plaintiffs, Vernco, Inc., Fox Lake Park, Inc., and Kenneth Nelson appeal from the order of the Martin County District Court dismissing their appeal from the proposed assessment for the improvement of a road in Martin County. We reverse.

Plaintiffs attempted to serve their notice of appeal from the proposed assessment for the improvement of a road in Martin County by leaving a copy at the home of the township clerk with his mother. The district court dismissed the appeal, concluding that Minn.Stat. 429.081 (1978) requires service of the notice of appeal personally upon the…