Legal Opinion
Fischer v. City of Sauk Rapids
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 5, 1982No. 82-65PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TODD, Justice.
Flora, Lester and Sharon Fischer claimed adverse title to 1.61 acres of platted land, the title of which was in the name of the City of Sauk Rapids. The county court granted summary judgment for the city. On appeal to a three-judge panel of the district court, the matter was remanded to the county court for additional evidence. The matter was transferred to the district court and the trial court again granted summary judgment for the city on the grounds that our statutory scheme precludes acquiring adverse title against a municipality. We affirm.
The property in question consists…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Village of Newport v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
- Goldman v. QuadratoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- City of New Orleans v. Salmen Brick & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- City of St. Paul v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- City of Rochester v. North Side CorporationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
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