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CITY OF WILLMAR v. KVAM

No. A08-1405.

769 N.W.2d 775 (2009)

CITY OF WILLMAR, Petitioner, Respondent, v. Mark O. KVAM, as Trustee of the Mark O. Kvam Revocable Trust, et al., Appellants, Craig Groothuis, et al., Respondents Below.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

July 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. LeFevre, Robert J. Lindall, Peter G. Mikhail, Sarah J. Sonsalla, Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

Gerald W. Von Korff, Rinke-Noonan, St. Cloud, MN, for appellants.

Considered and decided by MINGE, Presiding Judge; TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge; and COLLINS, Judge.

OPINION

TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge.

Respondent City of Willmar filed a petition to acquire a fee-simple interest in property owned by appellants Mark O. Kvam as Trustee of the Mark O. Kvam Revocable Trust and other landowners. Following trial, the district court issued an order granting respondent's petition. Appellants challenge that order. Because we agree that the taking served a public purpose and was necessary, we affirm.

FACTS

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