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HOUSING & R. AUTH., ETC. v. UNITED STOCKYARDS

No. 46082.

244 N.W.2d 275 (1976)

HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Respondent, v. UNITED STOCKYARDS CORPORATION, Appellant, St. Paul Union Stockyards Company, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 16, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grannis & Grannis, Vance B. Grannis, Vance B. Grannis, Jr., and Roger N. Knutson, South St. Paul, for appellant.

Lacy & Roszak and Thomas R. Lacy, South St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before SHERAN, C. J., ROGOSHESKE and TODD, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

In 1940, appellant donated two parcels of land to the city of South St. Paul by separate quitclaim deeds, one of which stated that the land was to be used "for municipal purposes" and the other "for a public park." The total value of both parcels on the corporate books at the time of the donation was $940 and contemporaneous corporate minutes indicate that the parcels "had a topography which made them unsuited for any commercial or residence...

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