Marque Plumbing, Inc. v. Barris

Although I concur in the majority’s resolution on the merits of the case, I would dismiss the appeal as moot. It is well established that if pending an appeal, an event occurs which renders it impossible to grant any relief or which makes a decision unnecessary, the appeal will be dismissed. In re Township of Glendale, Scott County, 288 Minn. 340, 343, 180 N.W.2d 925, 927 (1970); Barnes v. Macken, 252 Minn. 412, 415, 90 N.W.2d 222, 226 (1958). Further, decisions by a court “should be limited to real controversies involving existing facts and rights asserted thereunder.” Dehning v. Marshall…