Legal Opinion
Cooperative Power Ass'n v. Aasand
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 11, 1980No. 49732PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERAN, Chief Justice.
This appeal arises from an action by respondents Harold and Inez Larsen to compel appellants Cooperative Power and United Power Associations to condemn a fee interest in land owned by respondents pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 116C.63, subd. 4 (1978). Section 116C.63, subd. 4 provides that when a utility condemns a designated right-of-way of a route, “the property owner shall have the option to require the utility to condemn a fee interest in any amount of contiguous land which he owns * * Any such condemnation at the landowner’s behest “shall be considered an acquisition for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- No Power Line, Inc. v. Minnesota Environmental Quality CouncilSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- County of Freeborn v. BrysonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Rochester & Lake Ontario Water Co. v. City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Klicker v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Larson v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
- Northern States Power Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Great River Energy v. David D. SwedzinskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
- Town of Fayal v. City of EvelethCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
- Williams Pipeline Co. v. Soo Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
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