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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc., 549 N.W.2d 96.
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A25-1221
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
17, 2025);10 Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., 101–02 (Minn. App. 1996) (observing that “[t]he only prerequisite for a court’s exercise of jurisdiction in declaratory judgment actions is the presence of a justiciable controversy” and holding that “ripening seeds of conflict between the parties are evident and the court may settle the parties’ uncertainty
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CVC Investments LLP, et al., Appellants,
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
This standard may be “fulfilled prior to the final conclusion of a contractual relationship where it would be unwarranted and unrealistic in today’s marketplace to expect parties to finally conclude their contract without judicial resolution of some issue and better to permit the parties to avoid unacceptable risks.” Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., (quotation omitted), rev. denied (Minn. Aug.
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Jean J. Vogt, Appellant,
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
See Minn. Stat. § 555.12 (“This chapter is declared to be remedial; its purpose is t o settle and to afford relief from 8 uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered.” (emphasis added)); Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t and Infrastructure, In c., –99 (Minn. App. 1996) (“In declaratory judgement actions, the present controversy requirement of justiciability is viewed leniently and is satisfied if
- Vill. Lofts At St. Anthony Falls Ass'n v. Hous. Partners Iii-Lofts LLC 924 N.W.2d 619 Minn. Ct. App. 2019
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Vill. Lofts At St. Anthony Falls Ass'n v. Hous. Partners Iii-Lofts LLC
924 N.W.2d 619
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
See Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env't & Infrastructure, Inc. , ( Two Harbors I ), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P. 786 N.W.2d 304 Minn. Ct. App. 2010
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Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P.
786 N.W.2d 304
Minn. Ct. App. 2010
review the [district] court’s determination of questions of law de novo.” Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., -99 (Minn.App.1996), review *307 denied, (Minn. Aug.
- Silver v. Ridgeway 733 N.W.2d 165 Minn. Ct. App. 2007
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Silver v. Ridgeway
733 N.W.2d 165
Minn. Ct. App. 2007
Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., review denied (Minn. Aug.
- Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Great West Casualty 695 N.W.2d 646 Minn. Ct. App. 2005
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Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Great West Casualty
695 N.W.2d 646
Minn. Ct. App. 2005
Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., -99 (Minn.App.1996), re view denied (Minn. Aug.
- Edina Community Lutheran Church v. State 673 N.W.2d 517 Minn. Ct. App. 2004
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Edina Community Lutheran Church v. State
673 N.W.2d 517
Minn. Ct. App. 2004
“Justiciability generally requires (1) a genuine or present controversy (2) presented by persons with truly adverse interests and (3) capable of specific rather than advisory relief by a decree or judgment.” Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t. & Infrastructure, Inc., review denied (Minn. Aug.
- Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Big Stone County Board of Commissioners 638 N.W.2d 198 Minn. Ct. App. 2002
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Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy v. Big Stone County Board of Commissioners
638 N.W.2d 198
Minn. Ct. App. 2002
Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., -99 (Minn.App.1996), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- Southern Minnesota Construction Co. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation 637 N.W.2d 339 Minn. Ct. App. 2002
- SOUTHERN MN CONST. CO. v. Dept. of Transp. 637 N.W.2d 339 Minn. Ct. App. 2002
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Southern Minnesota Construction Co. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation
637 N.W.2d 339
Minn. Ct. App. 2002
Although the controversy need not be current in order to be justicia-ble, there must be at least “a bona fide legal interest which has been, or with respect to [which] the ripening seeds of a controversy is about to be, affected in a prejudicial manner.” Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Environment and Infrastructure, Inc., (quotation omitted), review denied, (Minn. Aug.
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SOUTHERN MN CONST. CO. v. Dept. of Transp.
637 N.W.2d 339
Minn. Ct. App. 2002
Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Environment and Infrastructure, Inc., (quotation omitted), review denied, (Minn. Aug.
- American National General Insurance Co. v. Solum 631 N.W.2d 420 Minn. Ct. App. 2001
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American National General Insurance Co. v. Solum
631 N.W.2d 420
Minn. Ct. App. 2001
ANALYSIS “On appeal from a declaratory judgment, we apply a clearly erroneous standard to the factual findings but review the trial court’s determination of questions of law de novo.” Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., -99 (Minn.App.1996), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- Citizens for a Safe Grant v. Lone Oak Sportsmen's Club, Inc. 624 N.W.2d 796 Minn. Ct. App. 2001
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Citizens for a Safe Grant v. Lone Oak Sportsmen's Club, Inc.
624 N.W.2d 796
Minn. Ct. App. 2001
Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., -99 (Minn.App.1996), review denied (Minn. Aug.
- Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. 616 N.W.2d 288 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
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Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
616 N.W.2d 288
Minn. Ct. App. 2000
The case has produced two previous appeals: Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Environment and Infrastructure, Inc., review denied (Minn. Aug.
- Benigni v. County of St. Louis 585 N.W.2d 51 Minn. 1998
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Benigni v. County of St. Louis
585 N.W.2d 51
Minn. 1998
Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., -99 (Minn. App.1996), pet.
- Rupp v. Mayasich 561 N.W.2d 555 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
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Rupp v. Mayasich
561 N.W.2d 555
Minn. Ct. App. 1997
Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env’t. & Infrastructure, Inc., review denied (Minn. Aug.
- Lovering-Johnson, Inc. v. City of Prior Lake 558 N.W.2d 499 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
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Lovering-Johnson, Inc. v. City of Prior Lake
558 N.W.2d 499
Minn. Ct. App. 1997
v. Rust Env’t & Infrastructure, Inc., -99 (Minn.App.1996), review denied (Minn. Aug.