Minnesota Lawyer articles from July 2008

Minnesota Lawyer archives from July 2008

Commentary: As workload increases, so should fees.
July 5, 2008... Byline: Edward Poll All the scare stories about recession in the daily news should not divert our attention from the fact that there is still more than enough work for good lawyers to do. In fact, sole practitioners who have...

Cameras in the courtroom get one last shot in Minn.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman The critics (i.e., a majority of a Supreme Court advisory committee) have spoken: Thumbs down to opening courtrooms to video and audio recording. But, as every filmmaker knows, the opinion of the audience is the only...

New metro bar presidents in Minn. discuss their priorities.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman At HCBA, Mary Vasaly's priorities include court funding and judicial elections Mary Vasaly is no newcomer to the role of leader, having previously served as president of Minnesota Women Lawyers. Tomorrow she...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Baybridge v. City of Ortonville.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Veteran's Preference Claim Where a supervisor asked a military veteran who worked as an emergency medical technician to resign; the veteran refused to resign but gave his supervisor his pager, without...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Int'l Parts Supply Corp. v. B & B Devices, Inc.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Jurisdiction over Foreign Corporation Where a Minnesota-based corporation brought a breach-of-contract action against a foreign corporation based on two purchase orders submitted by the Minnesota...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Willour v. Runstrom.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Removal to District Court Where plaintiff brought an action in conciliation court resulting in a judgment against a husband and wife; later, a demand for removal to District Court was filed; and the...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Stevens v. Ludeman.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Habeas Corpus Petition Where the patient was committed as a sexually dangerous person; the patient has refused to participate in treatment because he will not talk about the two alleged victims in...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Inver Grove Heights Market Place, LLC v. ANC Foods III.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Lease; Exclusivity Provision Where the parties' lease agreement included an exclusivity provision barring the landlord from leasing space to an eat-in/take-out, delivery restaurant selling [eleven types...

Minn. Court of Appeals: In re the Paternity, Custody and Support of A.E.M.L. by J.D.E.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Child's Surname Where mother and father ceased dating before the child was born; the child lived with mother after birth; the District Court awarded mother sole physical custody and awarded the parties...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Strand v. Strand.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Maintenance Where wife did not show the amount of rental income from marital property or that husband had improperly disposed of the rental income, we conclude that wife failed to meet her burden of...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Charboneau v. Charboneau.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Maintenance Where wife did not work during most of the long-term marriage despite husband's request that wife work; husband worked as a law-enforcement officer and was the children's primary caregiver;...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Myrdahl v. Myrdahl.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Maintenance Modification Even though the obligor presented evidence that his income for 2006 had decreased because of cancer-related surgeries which affected his ability to function on the job, we...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Merwin, Jr. v. Merwin.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Maintenance Modification Where husband was ordered to pay maintenance when the marriage was dissolved in 2005; husband subsequently remarried and has incurred additional expenses because of his new wife's...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Thompson v. Lowery.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Parenting Time Where the parties each have equal parenting time; father seeks to restrict mother's parenting time; in 2006, a CornerHouse worker determined that mother had pinched the child; father...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Lundquist v. Lundquist.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Stipulation through ADR Where the terms of the dissolution judgment were reached through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) before a consensual special magistrate (CSM) and subsequently adopted by the...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Larson v. Mitch's Inc.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Causation Where an individual who had been served alcohol was involved in an altercation with another bar patron during which the other patron struck the individual in the head and face multiple times and...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Frazier v. Comm'r of Public Safety.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Legality of Stop Where the license plate on the driver's vehicle was partially obstructed by snow, making it impossible for the officer to read the plate or see the license tabs from his squad car; and it...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Bray v. Comm'r of Public Safety.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Test Refusal Where the arrestee was given approximately 45 minutes to contact an attorney; he attempted to reach only one particular attorney and declined to contact any other attorney; and the audio tape...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Stiehm v. City of Dundas.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Promissory Estoppel Claim Where the city guaranteed a police officer a minimum of 16 hours per week when it hired him; the city fulfilled that promise until the officer was terminated; and there was no...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Asian Women United of Minn. v. Shanker.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Satisfaction; Execution Sale Even though vehicles worth approximately $21,020 were sold at a sheriff's sale to the judgment creditor for $1 each, we conclude that the District Court acted beyond its...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Adams v. Indep. School Dist. No. 316.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Healthcare Benefits; Retirees Where retired teachers claim that they have a contractual right to healthcare benefits that were contained in their collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the school...

State of Minn. won't appeal video game ruling.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Arundhati Parmar Minnesota's attorney general will drop the state's efforts to fine underage buyers of violent videogames. The measure, signed into law by Gov. Tim Pawlenty on May 31, 2006, would have fined underage buyers $25...

Both high court justices in Minn. up for election to face challengers.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff With election filing season under way, it's now clear that both Minnesota Supreme Court justices up for election this year will face at least one challenger. F. Richard Gallo, an assistant state public...

Minn. Supreme Court upholds award of state no-fault contract to AAA.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Minnesota Supreme Court recently denied without a hearing a petition by the National Arbitration Forum challenging the recent selection of the American Arbitration Association as the state's administrator...

Commentary: How to manage the tsunami of spam.(Reprint)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Bruce L. Dorner Does your work day begin with a thousand taps of the Delete key to remove the flood of spam that invades your inbox? Are you getting worn down trying to sort the important e-mails from the torrent of junk? Are you...

Tech devices leave trail of evidence in trucking litigation.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Sylvia Hsieh Special to Minnesota Lawyer Trucking companies are using a variety of high-tech devices that are changing the face of trucking litigation. Onboard computers, electronic logging, GPS systems and satellite and...

Minnesota Bar Buzz: July 7, 2008.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Davis takes the helm of U.S. District Court Bar Buzz has heard in the past that the most important job of the chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Minnesota is to keep track of the ceremonial chief...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Overman v. Minnwest Bank South.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Mortgage on Homestead Released Where a bank obtained a mortgage on husband and wife's land as security for a new promissory note executed by husband for the purpose of consolidating his outstanding debt;...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Beckius v. City of Canby.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Disability; Preemption Where a city ordinance allows operation of golf carts on city streets by permit applicants who demonstrate that they are physically disabled; the ordinance does not allow passengers...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Shamrock Enterprises v. Holm Brothers Construction.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Waste during Redemption Period Where, during the redemption period following the mortgagee's purchase of agricultural property at a foreclosure sale, the mortgagors allowed the excavation of 123,190 cubic...

Minn. Court of Appeals: In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: M.E., J.B. and T.V.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Personality Disorder; Chemical Abuse Where father has a history of chemical abuse, admitted to drinking alcohol during the time the trial occurred, has a personality disorder which causes instability, and...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Cunnien v. Medical Arts Press Inc.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Misconduct Where three witnesses for the employer testified that claimant, a telephone salesperson, had issued an unusual number of discounts and premiums to one business, which was owned by claimant's...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Feeney v. Dep't of Revenue.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Misconduct Where claimant was formally disciplined three times for inappropriate behavior; the third time, he was warned that any future inappropriate behavior would result in discharge; and thereafter,...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Schnarr v. Express Scripts Inc.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Misconduct Where claimant was discharged after she violated the employer's harassment policy by continuously accusing a coworker of stealing her ring, despite being told that she could not make such...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Chege v. Wells Fargo Bank NA.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Misconduct Where the employer stated that claimant was discharged because she misrepresented her sales to customers; and claimant, acting pro se, stated that she was discharged because she took family...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Zenzen v. Motel 6 Operating L.P.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Misconduct; Single Incident Even though a maintenance worker at a motel called a supervisor an obscene name, we conclude that the ULJ erred in determining that the worker is disqualified from receiving...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Stever v. Ford Motor Co.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Separation Pay Where claimant accepted a buyout package offered by his employer based on a projected plant closing; and the buyout package included a one-time, gross payment of $100,000, with amounts...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Ali v. Volt Management Corp.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Voluntary Quit Where claimant never told his employer about his communication problems with a supervisor or his concerns about health risks in the workplace; and the ULJ found that these issues did not...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Sannes v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Voluntary Quit Where claimant was pregnant and experiencing severe morning sickness; her doctor advised her to stop working; and claimant quit without asking for any accommodation, including a leave of...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Moore v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Voluntary Quit Where claimant was a full-time package driver for UPS; claimant states that he had good reason to quit because he was not provided with adequate opportunity to take breaks; and the ULJ...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Bucknell v. County of Fillmore.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff County and Township Authority Because Minnesota law gives counties and townships independent zoning authority and each has the power to adopt its own zoning regulations, we reject the applicant's argument...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Hooks.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Officer's Identification Procedure 1. An undercover police officer's independent selecting and viewing of a single driver's license photograph to identify a suspect whom the officer observed commit a...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Miramontes.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Discovery Violation Where the state failed to disclose a law-enforcement agent's pretrial identification of defendant as a participant in a controlled drug purchase; defendant expected two witnesses to...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Lund.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Sufficient Evidence Where a seventh grade girl reported that defendant, a substitute paraprofessional in a middle school, had touched her inappropriately; the girl's reports of the incident were not...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Knutson.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Right to Counsel Where the arrestee claimed he was missing his eyeglasses and could not read the telephone books; an officer provided reading glasses (which the arrestee stated did not help), looked up...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Olson.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Hearsay; Citizens' Tips Even though an officer's testimony about the content of neighbors' tips was hearsay and thus, improperly admitted, we conclude that the admission of the hearsay evidence was...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Ponder.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Voluntary and Intelligent Where defendant acknowledged several times at his plea hearing that he intended to plead guilty and did not want to withdraw his plea despite his belief that his attorney had not...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Karoff v. Minnesota.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Evidentiary Ruling at Trial Where the trial court initially refused to allow a defense expert to testify but stated that defense counsel could renew his request to present expert testimony if the state...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Carman.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Need for Confinement Where the probationer challenges the District Court's determination on the third Austin factor; the District Court found that the probationer had received prior warnings about prior...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Soper.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Comment on Alibi Defense Where the state presented evidence that a man fitting defendant's description accompanied by a well-trained poodle matching defendant's dog's description committed a burglary;...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Hughes.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Inadequate Waiver Even though defendant waived the right to counsel after the District Court read a standard group advisory concerning the constitutional rights of defendants charged with misdemeanor and...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Ali.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Inadequate Record Even though defendant moved to suppress evidence as the product of an unlawful search and the District Court heard testimony at the contested omnibus hearing on the circumstances...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Franks.(Brief article)
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Sufficient Evidence Where, as defendant was led away by officers after being sentencing for four counts of violating an order for protection with respect to his former wife, defendant said, Next time...

Minnesota Lawyers in the News: July 7, 2008.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Four local attorneys have been named to the William Mitchell College of Law board of trustees: Martin R. Lueck, chair, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.; Ruth A. Mickelsen, former vice president and...

Diversity best practices for Minnesota law firms discussed.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman When it comes to creating equal opportunities and treatment Minnesota's increasingly diverse population, the state's legal workplaces have come a long way, but still have a long way to go. That was the consensus...

Tough times, tough divorces: Weak economy having an impact in family court in Minn.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones From a financial point of view, divorce is a lot scarier in a weak economy than a vibrant one. What in good times might have been a financial setback may now be a catastrophe, and for some couples, simply out of...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: D.F. and D.F., Parents.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Termination of Parental Rights When evaluating a motion to revoke a conditional stay of a voluntary termination of parental rights, the District Court must determine whether any of the conditions of the...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Thomas.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Jury Trial Waiver Although defendant asserted that his jury trial waiver had been premised on the introduction of his interrogation tape, we agree with the district court that there was no evidence to...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Lewis.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Plea Hearing Testimony Where defendant's robbery acomplice's testimony at the plea hearing was given under oath, he was represented by counsel, the hearing transcript was admitted as an exhibit at...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Chaney.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Police Report Where a jury attendant had inadvertently left a police report, which had not been introduced at defendant's trial for causing property damage and assault, in the jury deliberation room, we...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Mathre.
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Prior Conviction Even though the trial court admitted into evidence defendant's prior 1999 felony assault conviction for impeachment purposes in this fourth-degree assault and obstructing legal process...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Zagrzebski.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Prior Felony Conviction Even though defendant was told that if he testified in this criminal sexual conduct case, he could be impeached by his 2000 felony conviction of terroristic threats, that did not...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: State of Minnesota v. Kennedy.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Sexual Assault Where defendant waived his right to claim that the state failed to prove all the elements of the crimes of kidnapping and sexual assault when he submitted to a so-called Lothenbach...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Griffin v. Minnesota.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Where the district court imposed concurrent sentences of 144 months' imprisonment for defendant's first-degree criminal sexual conduct offense and 33 month's imprisonment...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Brown.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Closing Argument Even though the prosecutor prefaced his comments about the theft victim's testimony with I submit, the district court properly ruled that this did not constitute improper vouching. ...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Olveda.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Assault Even if defendant and his accomplice had initially assaulted the victim as retribution for his narcing off the accomplice's aunt, the district court properly ruled that the use of force carried...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Anderson.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Warrant Application Where a woman reported that she had been threatened by a man with a gun and she gave a detailed description of the man and the Saturn car he drove, including the license plate number,...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Rieck.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Major Economic Offense Factors Where defendant was a claims examiner for a company that handles labor-management trust funds and she fraudulently created numerous accounts in her own name using the social...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Goodrich.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Even though defendant became disruptive during his four re-sentencing hearings, even assaulting his defense counsel, the district court was warranted in concluding that defendant's conduct was a deliberate...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Ornes.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Upward Departure On appeal from his convictions of and sentences for first-degree and second-degree criminal sexual conduct, appellant argues that the District Court abused its discretion by denying his...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Ashby v. Minnesota.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Procedural Bar, Waiver 1. The claims raised in petitioner's petition for postconviction relief are procedurally barred. 2. Petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of trial and appellate...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Vance v. Minnesota.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Recantation Where petitioner, who was convicted of murder, asserts that he is entitled to a new trial because two of the state's trial witnesses have, by affidavit, recanted part of their trial testimony;...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Minnesota v. Gauster.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Impoundment and Inventory Search An inventory search of a motor vehicle was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because the police improperly impounded the vehicle of a driver...

Minn. Court of Appeals: Designation American Arbitration Assn.
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff No-Fault Program Administrator Where the members of the Standing Committee for the administration of the Minnesota No-Fault Insurance Arbitration Program were chosen to ensure a mix of experience and...

Minn. Supreme Court: Amendments to the No-Fault Arbitration Rules.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff No-Fault Rules Amended Rules 39 and 41 of the No-Fault Arbitration Rules are amended. Under Rule 39, the initial fee due and payable at the time of filing is: by the claimant, $45.00; by the respondent,...

Minn. Supreme Court: In re Petition for Reinstatement of Gegen.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reinstatement The attorney is reinstated to the practice of law and placed on probation for a period of three years, subject to the conditions stated in the order. Case Number: A07-704 Case...

Minn Supreme Court: In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Davison.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reprimand and Probation Where the attorney neglected a client matter, resulting in entry of judgment and imposition of monetary sanctions against the client, and failed to cooperate with the Director's...

Minn. Supreme Court: Appointments to the Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Committee on Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure Thomas C. Atmore, Rita Coyle DeMueles, Jill I. Frieders, Erik F. Hansen, Honorable Kurt D. Johnson, David Schultz, and Paula D. Vraa are appointed to the...

Minn. Supreme Court: Appointment of Chair of Thirteenth District Ethics Committee.
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Ethics Committee; Thirteenth District Damain D. Sandy is appointed Chair of the Thirteenth District Ethics Committee. Case Number: C1-84-2140 Case Name: Appointment of Chair of Thirteenth...

Minn. Supreme Court: In re Designation of the Location of Judges' Chambers.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Judiciary; First District The Chambers of the Honorable Richard C. Perkins are moved from LeSueur County to Carver County effective upon assumption of office by the person appointed to fill the vacancy...

Minn. Supreme Court: Order.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The chambers of the Honorable Mary J. Theisen are moved from Scott County to Dakota County effective upon the assumption of office by the person appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the Honorable...

Minn. Supreme Court: Rules of CLE and Trust Account Boards.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Rules of CLE and Trust Account Boards Amendments to the rules governing the scope of pro bono work for which continuing legal education credit is available are approved, as is an amendment to the Lawyer...

Minn. Supreme Court: Deadline for Submitting Comments on Proposed Amendments to Rules of Practice.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Rules of Practice Comments on proposed amendments to the Minnesota General Rules of Practice for the District Courts must be submitted by August 29, 2008. Case Number: CX-89-1863 Case Name:...

Minn. Tax Court: Aggregate Industries - North Central Inc. v. County of Becker.(Brief article)
July 14, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff County's Authority to Tax Where aggregate removed from petitioner's Otter Tail County pit is routed through petitioner's Becker County facility for further processing on the way to markets, we conclude...