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2007 Minnesota Statutes
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284.19 ANSWERS; CONTENTS; PROCEDURE.
The defendants in the action may answer separately, or such of them as are jointly interested
in any particular parcel or parcels of land may answer jointly. No answer merely alleging the
defendant's title or denying the plaintiff's title generally shall be sufficient, but every answer shall
describe the particular parcel or parcels of land in or upon which the defendant claims an interest
or lien, together with the nature of such interest or lien, and shall state specifically the grounds
upon which such claim is based and the grounds upon which the plaintiff's title is claimed to
be defective or void. The answer may contain any other allegations or provisions pertinent to
the issues. Every answer shall be filed with the court administrator within the time allowed for
answering the summons, unless the time be extended by agreement of plaintiff's attorney or by
order of the court. Before the trial the court administrator shall make and file a certificate as to all
defendants who have not answered or otherwise appeared, and such certificate shall be prima
facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
History: (2190-13) 1939 c 341 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
The defendants in the action may answer separately, or such of them as are jointly interested
in any particular parcel or parcels of land may answer jointly. No answer merely alleging the
defendant's title or denying the plaintiff's title generally shall be sufficient, but every answer shall
describe the particular parcel or parcels of land in or upon which the defendant claims an interest
or lien, together with the nature of such interest or lien, and shall state specifically the grounds
upon which such claim is based and the grounds upon which the plaintiff's title is claimed to
be defective or void. The answer may contain any other allegations or provisions pertinent to
the issues. Every answer shall be filed with the court administrator within the time allowed for
answering the summons, unless the time be extended by agreement of plaintiff's attorney or by
order of the court. Before the trial the court administrator shall make and file a certificate as to all
defendants who have not answered or otherwise appeared, and such certificate shall be prima
facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
History: (2190-13) 1939 c 341 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
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