Port Authority of St. Paul v. Rlr, Inc.

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

In this appeal from a district court order that grants respondent access to appellant’s property for the purpose of conducting environmental testing, appellant argues that respondent did not meet the requirements under the eminent-domain statute for entering property to conduct environmental tests. We reverse.

FACTS

Respondent Port Authority of the City of St. Paul (the port authority) is a governmental subdivision established under Minn.Stat. § 469.049 (2006). The port authority may create and define the boundaries of industrial development districts to establish and…