Even though the Lower Sioux Indian Community brought claims in tribal court against a general contractor alleging construction defects, we conclude that Lower Sioux is ...
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Civil Procedure – Recognition of Tribal Judgment
Where a process server employed by plaintiff’s attorney served the summons and complaint on the school district superintendent; and the superintendent was the only person ...
Read More »Civil Procedure – Service on School District
Where a process server employed by plaintiff’s attorney served the summons and complaint on the school district superintendent; and the superintendent was the only person ...
Read More »Civil Procedure – Tolling Limitations Period
The tolling provision in 28 U.S.C. sec. 1367(d) (2006) suspends the running of a limitations period on a state-law claim during the time that the ...
Read More »Civil Procedure – Delivery of Summons to Sheriff
Minn. R. Civ. P. 3.01(c), which provides that an action is commenced when the summons is “delivered to the sheriff in the county where the ...
Read More »Civil Procedure – Frivolous Litigant
Where plaintiff, a real-estate broker, appeals from the District Court’s denial of his claims in his fourth lawsuit arising from the same real-estate transactions, we ...
Read More »Civil Procedure – Motion to Vacate Judgment
Where plaintiff moved to vacate summary judgment pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. P. 60.02; the Court of Appeals previously affirmed the District Court’s grant of ...
Read More »Civil Procedure – Personal Jurisdiction
Where an aircraft sustained damage at a Colorado airport in 2003; pursuant to its agreement with the airport, a Colorado company hauled the aircraft to ...
Read More »Civil Procedure – Service of Process
Where plaintiff filed with the District Court a summons and a complaint along with her attorney’s affidavit, which was intended to fulfill the requirements of ...
Read More »Civil Procedure – Compulsory Counterclaim
Even though the lender did not bring a counterclaim to recover on a promissory note when the borrower brought an action asking the court to ...
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