Legal Opinion

County of Washington v. City of Oak Park Heights

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided July 18, 2011No. A11-67PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BJORKMAN, Judge.

Appellant City • of Oak Park Heights challenges the district court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment, arguing that the district court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction because respondent Washington County’s unjust-enrichment claim challenges quasi-judicial conduct by the city, which may be reviewed only by writ of certiorari. Because we conclude that the city’s conduct was proprietary, not governmental, we affirm.

FACTS

The city provides water and sewer services to the county’s law enforcement center and bills the county for those services based on regular meter…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Reserve Mining Co. v. HerbstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. State Ex Rel. Ging v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
  3. Dietz v. Dodge CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
  4. Youngstown Mines Corp. v. ProutSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
  5. Foesch v. Independent School District No. 646Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1974

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. County of Washington v. City of Oak Park HeightsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012

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