UBEL v. STATE

No. C7-94-300.

547 N.W.2d 366 (1996)

Dr. Frank A. UBEL, M.D., and Dr. Howard Anderson, M.D., each individually and as members of a class of persons similarly situated, plaintiffs/class representatives, petitioners, Appellants, v. STATE of Minnesota, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A., Kay Nord Hunt, Phillip A. Cole, Terrance W. Moore, Minneapolis, for appellants.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Alison E. Colton, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for respondents.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


OPINION

COYNE, Justice.

In this class action physicians whose licenses to practice medicine were initially issued or were renewed between April 1, 1992 and September 30, 1992, challenge the assessment of a $400 license surcharge payable on or before December 15, 1992 pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 147.01, subd. 6 (1992). The district court ruled that the statute was ambiguous and that on the basis of legislative history and a 1993 "clarifying" amendment the...

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