Legal Opinion
Spaeth v. City of Plymouth
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 10, 1984No. C0-82-1332, C4-83-761PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOTT, Justice.
Plaintiff John M. Spaeth brought this action against the City of Plymouth (“City”) alleging that it has taken without compensation a portion of his property for use as a storm water holding pond in violation of U.S. Const., amend. V, and Minn. Const., art. 1, § 13. After a trial without a jury, the district court granted Spaeth’s petition for a writ of mandamus and ordered the City to commence eminent domain proceedings. It also ruled that Spaeth was entitled to attorneys’ and experts’ fees pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 117.-045 and ordered Spaeth to submit his petition for…
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