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2004 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

PARTIES TO SUITS

Acknowledgments, sanctions, civil lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.211

Administrators of estates

Costs and disbursements, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.14

Adverse claims to real property

Actions to determine rights of parties, Minn. Statutes 2004 559.01

Adverse parties

Civil trials

Absence of parties, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.07

Assessment of damages without answer, demand, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.28

Calendar, order of disposition of cases, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.07

Continuance, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.08

Decision by court, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.27, 546.32

Jurors, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.10, 546.13

Pleadings, Minn. Statutes 2004 544.21, 544.22

Verdicts, polling of jurors, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.16

Declaratory judgment, Minn. Statutes 2004 555.08

District court, Minn. Statutes 2004 357.021

Lost instruments, rights regarding, Minn. Statutes 2004 601.01, 601.05

Notice received

Change of attorney, Minn. Statutes 2004 481.11, 481.12

Foreign states' laws, evidence of, Minn. Statutes 2004 599.07

Habeas corpus appeals, Minn. Statutes 2004 589.30

Out-of-court statements, intent to offer in evidence, Minn. Statutes 2004 595.02

Postconviction remedy, notice of appeal, Minn. Statutes 2004 590.06

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2004 590.06, 606.02, 606.05

Aggrieved parties

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.1-201

Liberal administration of remedies, Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.1-305

Agreements by

Alternative dispute resolution, use, medical malpractice cases, Minn. Statutes 2004 604.11

Lawsuits against professionals, certification of expert review, Minn. Statutes 2004 544.42

Arbitration, see Parties to under ARBITRATION

Assignees

Abatement of action, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.12

Defense, setoff, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.03

Fiduciaries, assignees defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 520.01

Mechanics and material suppliers liens, Minn. Statutes 2004 514.73

Property managers, appointed by court, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.14

Associations

Common name, suing under, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.15

Joint debts, liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 548.20

Long-arm statutes, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.152

Banks, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 316.13

Bonds (officers and fiduciaries)

Approval, Minn. Statutes 2004 574.20

Filing with court, Minn. Statutes 2004 574.22

Lawsuits on, Minn. Statutes 2004 574.24, 574.25

Undertaking in lieu of bond, Minn. Statutes 2004 574.18

Business corporations, see Parties to suits under BUSINESS CORPORATIONS

Cemetery lots

Abandoned lots, quieting title, Minn. Statutes 2004 306.22

Child custody, see Parties to suits under CHILD CUSTODY

Child support, notice received, Minn. Statutes 2004 518.68

Children

Costs and disbursements adjudged against child, liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.12

Custody, see Parties to suits under CHILD CUSTODY

Exclusion from courtroom, civil trials, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.28

Lawsuits on behalf of, see Parents or guardians under this topic

Civil trials

Absence of parties, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.07

Assessment of damages without answer, demand, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.28

Calendar, order of disposition of cases, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.07

Children, courtrooms, exclusion from, civil trials, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.37

Decision by court, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.27, 546.32

Interpreters, appointment, communication impaired persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.42 to 546.44

Jury selection, challenges, Minn. Statutes 2004 546.10

Code violations lawsuits, landlords and tenants, Minn. Statutes 2004 504B.395

Commercial Code, defendants, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.1-201

Common carriers, actions for damages to goods, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.17

Compensation of attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.01

Conciliation courts, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 491A.02

Contagious or infectious diseases

Carriers, noncompliant behavior, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4174

Cooperative associations

Dissolution, Minn. Statutes 2004 308A.941, 308A.951, 308B.931, 308B.941

Corporations, generally, see Parties to suits under CORPORATIONS

Costs and disbursements (courts)

Children, costs adjudged against, liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.12

Death of party, actions on judgments, costs, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.08

Double costs, when allowed, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.03

Equitable actions, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.07

Multiple defendants, plaintiff's costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.06

Open Meeting Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 13D.06

Prevailing party, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.04

Recovery, amounts allowed, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.02

County courts

Court reporters, authority to request, Minn. Statutes 2004 487.11

Motions to transfer, Minn. Statutes 2004 487.19, 487.37

Notes of issue, Minn. Statutes 2004 487.23

Damages, interest, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.09

Deaf persons

Death of parties

Costs and disbursements, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.08

Effect on lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.12

Execution of judgment, Minn. Statutes 2004 550.04

Judgment after death, Minn. Statutes 2004 548.07

Judgments, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 550.06

Statutes of limitations, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 541.16

Defendants, see DEFENDANTS

Definitions

Claims against the state, Minn. Statutes 2004 15.471

Party, Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.1-201

Election contests, Minn. Statutes 2004 209.02

Eminent domain proceedings

Appeals, notice, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.145

Commissioners' reports, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.115

Employer organizations

Common name, suing under, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.151

Employment and Economic Development Department

Unemployment insurance, claims, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.105

Environmental rights actions, Minn. Statutes 2004 116B.03, 116B.10

Executions (creditors remedies)

Public authorities' summary executions, support judgments, see under EXECUTIONS (CREDITORS REMEDIES)

Executors of estates

Costs and disbursements, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.14

Federal Railway Labor Act, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.153

Finance charges, vested rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 334.17

Garnishment proceedings

Designation of parties, Minn. Statutes 2004 571.712

Gas pipelines, complaints, Minn. Statutes 2004 216B.045

General assistance medical care, claims, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.03

Guardians of minors, see Parents or guardians under this topic

Human Services Department

Data, access, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.46

Orders, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.045

Indispensable parties, hazardous substance releases, real property owners, joinder in suits concerning, Minn. Statutes 2004 115B.18

Interpleaders, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.7-603

Intervenors, see INTERVENORS

Judgment rolls, bills of exception, Minn. Statutes 2004 548.08

Labor organizations

Common name, suing under, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.151

Long-arm statutes, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.152

Railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.153

Leases, third parties, standing, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.2A-531

Legislature

Members and employees, exemption from liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.13

Liability, reallocation, comparative negligence, Minn. Statutes 2004 604.01

Limited liability companies, see Parties to suits under LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

Limited partnerships

Derivative actions, Minn. Statutes 2004 322A.80

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 322.26

Limited partners, Minn. Statutes 2004 322A.79

Littering, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.421

Manufactured home sales

Sureties, claims against, Minn. Statutes 2004 327B.11

Mechanics and material suppliers liens

Omission, effect on trials, Minn. Statutes 2004 514.14

Mediation, Minn. Statutes 2004 572.35, 572A.01, 572A.015

Medical assistance

Liens, third party liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.042

Subrogation, private insurance policies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.37

Minneapolis employees retirement fund, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 422A.05

Minnesota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 61B.23

Mortgage foreclosures, receivers, defendants, Minn. Statutes 2004 582.05

Motions by, transfer of actions

County court to district court, Minn. Statutes 2004 487.19

District court to county court, Minn. Statutes 2004 487.37

Moving party, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 554.01

Names, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.05, 540.15

Negotiable instruments, conversion, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.3-420

Non-English-speaking persons

Nonprofit corporations, see Parties to suits under NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS

Notice given

Foreign states' laws, evidence of, Minn. Statutes 2004 599.07

Products liability lawsuits, notice of possible claim, Minn. Statutes 2004 604.04

Notice received

Eminent domain, commissioners' reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 117.115

Products liability lawsuits, notice of possible claim, Minn. Statutes 2004 604.04

Wiretapped evidence, notice of intent to use, Minn. Statutes 2004 626A.10

Open Meeting Law

Costs and disbursements (courts), award of, Minn. Statutes 2004 13D.06

Parenting time

Notice received, parenting time expeditor costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 518.1751

Parents or guardians

Damage by minor, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.18, 604.14

Injury to child, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.08

Seduction of child, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.07

Partners, associations, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.15, 540.152, 548.20

Party, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 336.1-201

Paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 257.57, 257.60

Plaintiffs, see PLAINTIFFS

Prevailing party, awards to

Declaratory judgment, hazardous substances releases lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 115B.11

Disbursements, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.04

Interest on verdict or judgment, Minn. Statutes 2004 549.09

Pro se parties, lawsuits against professionals, certification of expert review, Minn. Statutes 2004 544.42

Railroads, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.153

Real estate tax judgment sales

Lawsuits to set aside or cancel sale, Minn. Statutes 2004 280.33

Redemption, five-week redemption period, Minn. Statutes 2004 281.173, 281.174

Receivers

Appointment before judgment, Minn. Statutes 2004 576.01

Judgment, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.14

Liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.14

Replevin judgments, Minn. Statutes 2004 548.04

Reports received, marriage dissolution actions, public retirement plan information, Minn. Statutes 2004 356.49

Residence, trial, place of

Municipal court, Hennepin County, Minn. Statutes 2004 488A.01

Responding party, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 554.01

Revenue Department

Tax Court, Small Claims Division, Minn. Statutes 2004 271.21

Service of process on

Note of issue, Minn. Statutes 2004 487.23

Paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 257.62

Secretary of state as agent, Minn. Statutes 2004 5.25

Who may be served, Minn. Statutes 2004 5.25

Speech-impaired persons

Spousal maintenance

Private agreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 518.552

Rights, notice received, Minn. Statutes 2004 518.68

Spouses, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.05, 540.09

Statute of frauds

Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 513.01 to 513.07

Submission to court without action

Judgment of court, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 548.24

Sureties, Minn. Statutes 2004 540.11

Tax-forfeited land sales, void sales, Minn. Statutes 2004 283.03

Third parties, see THIRD PARTIES

Transportation Department

Aeronautics, controversies involving state's rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 360.015

Treble damages, proof, Minn. Statutes 2004 548.05

Unemployment insurance

Claims, Employment and Economic Development Department, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.105

Unknown parties, see UNKNOWN PARTIES

Usury, usurious notes, sales, Minn. Statutes 2004 334.03

Water conditioning contractors and installers

Service or installation, rulemaking violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 326.57

Witnesses, parties as, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 595.02