Legal Opinion
City of Minneapolis v. Wurtele
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 28, 1980No. 50256, 50257, 50283 to 50285PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETERSON, Justice.
The Development District Law, Minn. Stat. ch. 472A (1978), was designed to allow municipalities to designate as “development districts” areas which, while not yet “blighted,” show a trend toward decreasing economic utility and tax base. Designation of a development district allows a city to implement a program of improvements and to acquire through purchase or eminent domain whatever property it needs for implementation of its program.
The Minneapolis City Council, acting pursuant to this chapter, designated a portion of downtown Minneapolis as Development District 53-A, to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Alan v. Wayne CountyMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
- Burnquist v. CookSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- R. E. Short Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Fairchild v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
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3Cited by39 opinions
- City of Duluth v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Davis v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
- Manco of Fairmont, Inc. v. Town Board of Rock Dell TownshipCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1998
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Lundell v. COOPERATIVE POWER ASS'NSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
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