Capitol Supply Co. v. City of St. Paul

Capitol Supply Co. (Capitol), plaintiff, appeals from a judgment on the pleadings in favor of the City of St. Paul (City), defendant, on the ground that Capitol’s cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse.

It is a well-settled rule of law that in reviewing the trial court’s order granting the defendant judgment on the pleadings, this court is limited to the facts asserted in the pleadings interpreted in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Stephenson v. Plastics Corp. of America, 276 Minn. 400, 150 N.W.2d 668 (1967).

The pertinent facts viewed in the light most…