Legal Opinion
Wolfson v. City of St. Paul
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 1, 1995No. C1-95-206, CX-95-446PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KALITOWSKI, Judge.
After losing this inverse condemnation action at trial, appellant City of St. Paul filed a posttrial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), or in the alternative, a new trial. Respondents sought statutory costs and fees. The trial court denied the city’s motion and awarded respondents costs and fees. The city challenges these rulings on appeal.
FACTS
Respondents own a retail center on the corner of Lexington Parkway and University Avenue. In 1886 the city condemned an 80-foot strip for Lexington Avenue. Forty feet was taken from lots on each side of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Donnay v. BoulwareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- Seidl v. Trollhaugen, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Halla Nursery, Inc. v. Baumann-Furrie & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Spaeth v. City of PlymouthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Village of Newport v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Metge v. Central Neighborhood Improvement Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
- Heuer v. County of AitkinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
- Piche v. Independent School District No. 621Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
- Wolfson v. City of St. PaulCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997