Legal Opinion

Minnetonka Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc. v. Svee

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 7, 1975No. 45075PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Yetka, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment granting plaintiff a peremptory writ of mandamus ordering defendants to issue a conditional-use permit to plaintiff to enable it to construct a church on its property located in' the city of Minnetonka. We affirm.

On August 8, 1973, plaintiff filed an application with the city of Minnetonka for a conditional-use permit for the construction of a church and adjacent parking lot upon a certain tract of land 1 located within the limits of that city. The real estate in question was zoned “R-l,” under which classification a conditional-use permit was required…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Zylka v. City of CrystalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
  2. Milwaukie Co. of Jehovah's Witnesses v. MullenOregon Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Hay v. Township of Grow, Anoka CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
  4. Metro 500, Inc. v. City of Brooklyn ParkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
  5. Inland Construction Co. v. City of BloomingtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Honn v. City of Coon RapidsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
  2. Barton Contracting Co., Inc. v. City of AftonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  3. Mendota Golf, LLP v. City of Mendota HeightsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
  4. RDNT, LLC v. City of BloomingtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
  5. Seward Chapel, Inc. v. City of SewardAlaska Supreme Court · 1982

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