Legal Opinion
Kirkwold Construction Co. v. M.G.A. Construction, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 11, 1994No. Nos. C1-92-1227, C5-92-1764PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Chief Justice.
The question to be decided in this case is whether the services performed by engineers and surveyors are entitled to lien priority under Minn.Stat. § 514.05 even though the interest of a purchaser in good faith and a mortgagee were recorded prior to the actual and visual beginning of the improvement on the ground. We affirm the Court of Appeals.
Charles B. Faegre, in early 1989, formed a wholly owned corporation, Duckwood Crossings, Inc. (Duckwood) to develop a retail shopping mall on three lots located in Dakota County. In preparation for the sale of one lot to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Anderson v. Breezy Point EstatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- R.B. Thompson, Jr. Lumber Co. v. Windsor Development Corp.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
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