Legal Opinion
Nordmarken v. City of Richfield
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided April 2, 2002No. C6-01-1698PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GORDON W. SHUMAKER, Judge.
The district court granted partial summary judgment to respondent municipality, ruling that state law preempts the power of referendum contained in the municipality’s home rule charter. Appellant voters challenge that ruling as being contrary to law. Because we have deter mined that state law preempts local referendum on the subject at issue in this action, we affirm.
FACTS
A private developer submitted a plan to the City of Richfield for the development of approximately 40 acres of real estate. The developer’s proposal called for a planned unit development…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Cooper v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Morton Buildings, Inc. v. Commissioner of RevenueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Mangold Midwest Co. v. Village of RichfieldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Town of Lowell v. City of CrookstonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Lilly v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Alliance for Metropolitan Stability v. Metropolitan CouncilCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
- Haumant v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2005
- CEMETERY v. City of RosevilleCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
- In Re the Appeal of RocheleauCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
- Jennissen v. City of BloomingtonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017
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