SWENSON v. HOLSTEN

No. A09-1889.

783 N.W.2d 580 (2010)

R. James SWENSON, Appellant, v. Mark HOLSTEN, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

June 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Schoenwetter, Michael R. Carey, Bowman & Brooke, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, Kimberly J. Middendorf, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, for respondents.

Considered and decided by WRIGHT, Presiding Judge; ROSS, Judge; and HARTEN, Judge.


OPINION

WRIGHT, Judge.

In this appeal from summary judgment in favor of respondents, appellant argues that the district court erred by concluding that Minnesota's game and fish laws preclude a private individual such as appellant from acquiring a property interest in a dead black bear found on his property. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Appellant R. James Swenson owns a farm in Fifty Lakes, Minnesota. According to Swenson, on or about November...

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