Legal Opinion

S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc. v. Mensing

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 21, 2010No. A08-418, A08-569PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the exception to the pre-lien written notice requirement under MinmStat. § 514.011, subd. 4b (2008), to owners of property consisting of more than four family units, includes single-family lots within a residential development. We hold that the exception applies only to multi-unit buildings such as apartments, condominiums, and townhouses, and not single-family lots within a residential development.

Richard and Martha Mensing (the Mensings) entered into a purchase agreement to sell land in the City of Cannon Falls to Land Geeks, LLC (Land…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Dolder v. GriffinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  2. Guillaume & Associates, Inc. v. Don-John Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  3. Blankholm v. FearingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
  4. Nasseff v. SchoeneckerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  5. City of West St. Paul v. KrengelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2009

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Premier Bank v. BECKER DEVELOPMENT, LLCSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  2. Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc. v. L.H. Bolduc Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
  3. Eclipse Architectural Group, Inc. v. LamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
  4. Steven J. Jaeger v. Palladium Holdings, LLC, Franklin Financial, LLCSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2016
  5. Ryan Contracting Company v. O'Neill & Murphy, LLPSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2016

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