565.22 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Generally. For the purposes of Laws 1979, chapter 18 the terms in this
section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Claimant. "Claimant" means a party asserting, in a pleading before a court, a
claim for the recovery of possession of personal property, whether the claim is asserted in a
complaint, counterclaim or reply.
Subd. 3.
Respondent. "Respondent" means a person against whom a claimant asserts a
claim and who has, or is alleged to have, possession of the personal property which the claimant
seeks to recover.
History: 1979 c 18 s 2