Legal Opinion

Donovan Contracting of St. Cloud, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided May 14, 1991No. CX-90-2498PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Appellant challenges the trial court’s award of attorney fees and expenses under the Minnesota Equal Access to Justice Act (MEAJA). Minn.Stat. §§ 3.761-.765 (1990). We affirm.

FACTS

The facts addressing the merits of the temporary injunction phase of this litigation are thoroughly summarized in SA-AG, Inc. v. Minnesota Dep’t of Transp., 447 N.W.2d 1, 2-3 (Minn.App. 1989). Briefly, respondent contractors challenged the state’s unilateral promulgation of General Addendum A that purported to interpret the Minnesota Prevailing Wage Statute. The trial court enjoined enforcement…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Ruckelshaus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Contested Cases of St. Otto's Home v. Minnesota Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  5. August Gava, Jr. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Claim of City of Mankato v. MahoneyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1996
  2. State Ex Rel. Humphrey v. Baillon Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
  3. State v. KellyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
  4. DeWitt v. London Road Rental Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017
  5. State, Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board v. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor PartyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003

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