§ 555.02
Citing Cases (33)
Minnesota Supreme Court
McCaughtry v. City of Red Wing · 2011 1 citation
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In Re Instructions to Construe Basic Resolution 876 of the Port Authority of St. Paul · 2009 2 citations
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Onvoy, Inc. v. Allete, Inc. · 2007 1 citation
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Hince v. O'KEEFE · 2001 1 citation
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Austin Mutual Insurance Co. v. Templin · 1988 1 citation
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Honn v. City of Coon Rapids · 1981 1 citation
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Minnesota Court of Appeals
Wayne Willenberg v. Charles Frye, Karla Harrison, ... · 2024 1 citation
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Otto v. Wright County · 2017 1 citation
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Beverly Waldorf Tokarz v. State of Minnesota · 2016 1 citation
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State of Minnesota v. Jeffrey Andrew Matiatos · 2016 1 citation
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Horodenski v. Lyndale Green Townhome Ass'n · 2011 1 citation
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Anderson v. COUNTY OF LYON · 2010 2 citations
A district court is a court of general jurisdiction that has, with limited exceptions, the power to hear all types of civil cases. Irwin, 686 N.W.2d at 880 (citing Minn. Const, art. VI, § 3). Under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (UDJA), a district court has the “power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed.” MinmStat. § 555.01 (2008). Although the UDJA is not an independent source of jurisdiction, a district court has broad jurisdiction to determine justiciable controversies regarding claims of statutory or common-law rights. See Onvoy, Inc. v. ALLETE, Inc., 736 N.W.2d 611, 617-18 (Minn.2007) (stating requirements for justiciable controversy); Alliance for Metro. Stability v. Metro. Council, 671 N.W.2d 905, 915-16 (Minn.App.2003) (discussing UDJA). A district court, therefore, generally has subject-matter jurisdiction to address a dispute as to a claim of right under a contract in a declaratory-judgment action. See Minn. Stat. § 555.02 (2008) (stating that district court will de *81 termine questions of construction or validity arising under contract or other written instrument); Hempel v. Creek House Trust, 743 N.W.2d 305, 314 (Minn.App.2007) (holding that contract claim was proper for declaratory judgment).
A district court is a court of general jurisdiction that has, with limited exceptions, the power to hear all types of civil cases. Irwin, 686 N.W.2d at 880 (citing Minn. Const, art. VI, § 3). Under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (UDJA), a district court has the “power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed.” MinmStat. § 555.01 (2008). Although the UDJA is not an independent source of jurisdiction, a district court has broad jurisdiction to determine justiciable controversies regarding claims of statutory or common-law rights. See Onvoy, Inc. v. ALLETE, Inc., 736 N.W.2d 611, 617-18 (Minn.2007) (stating requirements for justiciable controversy); Alliance for Metro. Stability v. Metro. Council, 671 N.W.2d 905, 915-16 (Minn.App.2003) (discussing UDJA). A district court, therefore, generally has subject-matter jurisdiction to address a dispute as to a claim of right under a contract in a declaratory-judgment action. See Minn. Stat. § 555.02 (2008) (stating that district court will de *81 termine questions of construction or validity arising under contract or other written instrument); Hempel v. Creek House Trust, 743 N.W.2d 305, 314 (Minn.App.2007) (holding that contract claim was proper for declaratory judgment).
Hempel v. Creek House Trust · 2007 1 citation
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Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Metropolitan Airports Commission · 2003 4 citations
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Alliance for Metropolitan Stability v. Metropolitan Council · 2003 1 citation
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Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission v. Minnesota Twins Partnership · 2002 1 citation
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SOUTHERN MN CONST. CO. v. Dept. of Transp. · 2002 1 citation
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Southern Minnesota Construction Co. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation · 2002 1 citation
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Associated Builders & Contractors v. Carlson · 1999 1 citation
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Great West Casualty Co. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 1999 1 citation
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Rupp v. Mayasich · 1997 1 citation
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Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. · 1996 2 citations
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Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. v. Beens · 1995 1 citation
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Rice Street VFW, Post 3877 v. City of St. Paul · 1990 1 citation
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Jopp v. Auto-Owners Insurance · 1985 1 citation
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U.S. District Court, D. Minnesota
Free Spirit Publishing Inc. v. Dworsky · 2022 2 citations
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Richard Goettle, Inc. v. Kevitt Excavating, LLC · 2021 2 citations
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Lighthouse Management Group, Inc. v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas · 2019 2 citations
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Godfrey v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company · 2019 2 citations
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Wolff v. Bank of New York Mellon · 2014 2 citations
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Karnatcheva v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. · 2012 2 citations
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Labrant v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. · 2012 4 citations
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