MATTER OF McCANNEL

Nos. 50428, 50446, 50469, 49488 and 50122.

301 N.W.2d 910 (1980)

In the Matter of the Petitions of Malcolm A. McCANNEL, to Review Objections to Real Estate Taxes Payable in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977. Malcolm A. McCANNEL et al., Relators (50446)-Respondents (50428 and 50469), v. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, Relator (50428)-Respondent, State of Minnesota, Relator (50469)-Respondent. In re OBJECTIONS AND DEFENSES TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR 1972-1975 ASSESSMENTS. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., petitioning taxpayer, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, County of Hennepin, Respondent. In re OBJECTIONS AND DEFENSES TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR the 1973, 1974 AND 1975 ASSESSMENTS, Taxes Payable in 1974, 1975 and 1976, Respectively. R. E. SHORT COMPANY (Calhoun Towers), petitioning taxpayer, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, County of Hennepin, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson & Eastlund and Ralph W. Peterson, Minneapolis, for relator Malcolm McCannel et al.

Thomas L. Johnson, County Atty., Donald Lalor, Senior Asst. County Atty., Civil Div., Minneapolis, for County of Hennepin.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., C. H. Luther, Deputy Atty. Gen., James Neher, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Revenue, St. Paul, for State.

Mann, Green, Hayes, Simon, Murray & Johanneson, John A. Murray and Richard M. Gaalswyk, St. Paul, for amicus curiae.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


SCOTT, Justice.

Several cases have been consolidated for purposes of this appeal. The Northwest Airlines case involves real estate tax assessments for the years 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975 on property leased by Northwest Airlines from the Metropolitan Airports Commission. Northwest Airlines challenged the Commissioner of Revenue's appraisal of the property, claiming that the commissioner had overvalued it and that other property within the same taxing district had...

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