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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 156 N.W.2d 247.
- Big Lake Lumber, Inc. v. Security Property Investments, Inc. 836 N.W.2d 359 Minn. 2013
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Big Lake Lumber, Inc. v. Security Property Investments, Inc.
836 N.W.2d 359
Minn. 2013
We have said, however, that “[t]he ‘actual and visible beginning of the improvement on the ground’ has a definite meaning.” Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 112 , see also M.E. Kraft Excavating & Grading Co. v. Barac Constr.
- Riverview Muir Doran, LLC v. JADT Development Group, LLC 790 N.W.2d 167 Minn. 2010
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Riverview Muir Doran, LLC v. JADT Development Group, LLC
790 N.W.2d 167
Minn. 2010
§ 514.05 (1980)); Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 116 , (interpreting Minn.Stat.
- Imperial Developers, Inc. v. Calhoun Development, LLC 790 N.W.2d 146 Minn. 2010
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Imperial Developers, Inc. v. Calhoun Development, LLC
790 N.W.2d 146
Minn. 2010
1; Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 111 , Suburban Exteriors, Inc. v. Emerald Homes, Inc.
- Langford Tool & Drill Co. v. Phenix Biocomposites, LLC 668 N.W.2d 438 Minn. Ct. App. 2003
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Langford Tool & Drill Co. v. Phenix Biocomposites, LLC
668 N.W.2d 438
Minn. Ct. App. 2003
Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 112-13
- Home Lumber Co. v. Kopfmann Homes, Inc. 535 N.W.2d 302 Minn. 1995
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Home Lumber Co. v. Kopfmann Homes, Inc.
535 N.W.2d 302
Minn. 1995
See Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 112 , reh’g denied, (Minn. Mar.
- Kirkwold Construction Co. v. M.G.A. Construction, Inc. 513 N.W.2d 241 Minn. 1994
- Kirkwold Const. v. MGA CONST. 513 N.W.2d 241 Minn. 1994
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Kirkwold Const. v. MGA CONST.
513 N.W.2d 241
Minn. 1994
Erickson v. Ireland, 134 Minn. 156 , 158 N.W.
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Kirkwold Construction Co. v. M.G.A. Construction, Inc.
513 N.W.2d 241
Minn. 1994
Erickson v. Ireland, 134 Minn. 156 , 158 N.W.
- KIRKWOLD CONST. v. MGA Const., Inc. 498 N.W.2d 465 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
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KIRKWOLD CONST. v. MGA Const., Inc.
498 N.W.2d 465
Minn. Ct. App. 1993
See Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 113 , (where mortgagee has notice that labor or materials for improvement have been furnished, mortgagee stands in same position as owner).
- Kirkwold Construction Co. v. M.G.A. Construction, Inc. 498 N.W.2d 465 Minn. Ct. App. 1993
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Kirkwold Construction Co. v. M.G.A. Construction, Inc.
498 N.W.2d 465
Minn. Ct. App. 1993
See Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 113 , (where mortgagee has notice that labor or materials for improvement have been furnished, mortgagee stands in same position as owner).
- Carlson-Grefe Construction, Inc. v. Rosemount Condominium Group Partnership 474 N.W.2d 405 Minn. Ct. App. 1991
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Carlson-Grefe Construction, Inc. v. Rosemount Condominium Group Partnership
474 N.W.2d 405
Minn. Ct. App. 1991
Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 113
- R.B. Thompson, Jr. Lumber Co. v. Windsor Development Corp. 383 N.W.2d 362 Minn. Ct. App. 1986
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R.B. Thompson, Jr. Lumber Co. v. Windsor Development Corp.
383 N.W.2d 362
Minn. Ct. App. 1986
Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 114-15
- R.B. Thompson, Jr. Lumber Co. v. Windsor Development Corp. 374 N.W.2d 493 Minn. Ct. App. 1985
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R.B. Thompson, Jr. Lumber Co. v. Windsor Development Corp.
374 N.W.2d 493
Minn. Ct. App. 1985
Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 117
- Jesco, Inc. v. Home Life Insurance Co. 357 N.W.2d 123 Minn. Ct. App. 1984
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Jesco, Inc. v. Home Life Insurance Co.
357 N.W.2d 123
Minn. Ct. App. 1984
543 (1893); Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107
- Jadwin v. Kasal 318 N.W.2d 844 Minn. 1982
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Jadwin v. Kasal
318 N.W.2d 844
Minn. 1982
M. E. Kraft Excavating and Grading Co. v. Barac Construction Co., 279 Minn. 278 , Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107
- Kloster-Madsen, Inc. v. Tafi's, Inc. 226 N.W.2d 603 Minn. 1975
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Kloster-Madsen, Inc. v. Tafi's, Inc.
226 N.W.2d 603
Minn. 1975
Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107 , M. E. Kraft Excavating & Grading Co. v. Barac Const. Co. 279 Minn. 278 , Lampert Yards, Inc. v. Thompson-Wetterling Const. & Realty, Inc. 302 Minn. 83
- Lampert Yards, Inc. v. Thompson-Wetterling Construction & Realty, Inc. 223 N.W.2d 418 Minn. 1974
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Lampert Yards, Inc. v. Thompson-Wetterling Construction & Realty, Inc.
223 N.W.2d 418
Minn. 1974
The court relied upon the authority of Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107 , in concluding that the batter board construction in place before the recording of the mortgage was not an actual and visible beginning within the meaning of the statute.
- Dunham Associates, Inc. v. Group Investments, Inc. 223 N.W.2d 376 Minn. 1974
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Dunham Associates, Inc. v. Group Investments, Inc.
223 N.W.2d 376
Minn. 1974
Thus, in Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 114 , we quoted with approval from Erickson v. Ireland, 134 Minn. 156, 161 , the following: “We hold that when a building is erected all liens attach at the time the first item of material or labor is furnished on the ground.
- Anderson v. Breezy Point Estates 168 N.W.2d 693 Minn. 1969
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Anderson v. Breezy Point Estates
168 N.W.2d 693
Minn. 1969
514.05 so as to establish a priority among secured claimants, M. E. Kraft Excavating & Grading Co. v. Barac Const. Co. supra, and Rueben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107 , 156 N. W. (2d) 247 , we have not passed upon the question raised by this appeal.
- Albert and Harlow Inc. v. Great Northern Oil Co. 167 N.W.2d 500 Minn. 1969
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Albert and Harlow Inc. v. Great Northern Oil Co.
167 N.W.2d 500
Minn. 1969
*250 Although the rights of the parties must be governed by the language of the mechanics lien statute (M. E. Kraft Excavating & Grading Co. Inc. v. Barac Const. Co. 279 Minn. 278 , 156 N. W. [2d] 748, and Rueben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107 , 156 N. W. [2d] 247), we have consistently held that the lien laws, being remedial in nature, should be liberally construed so as to protect those who furnish material or services for the improvement of the property of another.
- M. E. Kraft Excavating & Grading Co. v. Barac Construction Co. 156 N.W.2d 748 Minn. 1968
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M. E. Kraft Excavating & Grading Co. v. Barac Construction Co.
156 N.W.2d 748
Minn. 1968
In Reuben E. Johnson Co. v. Phelps, 279 Minn. 107, 114 , 156 N. W. (2d) 247, 252 , involving the same owners but other mortgagees and lien claimants, Mr. Chief Justice Knutson, commenting on what constituted the lienable items, had this to say: “Here, too, the original survey was not an improvement.