Legal Opinion
Country Joe, Inc. v. City of Eagan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 6, 1997No. C8-95-2289PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Chief Justice.
This ease requires us to decide whether the City of Eagan may lawfully impose a road unit connection charge as a condition of issuance of all building permits within its borders. The city adopted such a charge in 1978 for the purpose of funding major street improvements. The respondents, home building contractors, challenged the city’s authority to impose such a charge and sought a refund of all charges collected within the six-year statute of limitations. They also sought class certification on behalf of themselves and all others subjected to the charge. On…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- ASSOCIATED HOME BUILDERS ETC. v. City of Walnut CreekCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Contractors & Builders Ass'n v. City of DunedinSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Hillis Homes, Inc. v. Snohomish CountyWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- Thayer v. American Financial Advisers, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Holmdel Builders Ass'n v. Township of HolmdelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Home Builders Ass'n of Greater Des Moines v. City of West Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Prior Lake American v. MaderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- Northern States Power Co. v. City of OakdaleCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
- American Bank of St. Paul v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2011
- Harstad v. City of WoodburySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2018
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