Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 373.07 (2026)
Suits Against Counties; Service; Jurors
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Service of summons or other original process in actions against a county shall be made upon the chair of the board or upon the county auditor, either during a session of the board, or within ten days before the day appointed for one. The person served shall immediately notify the county attorney of the service and give the board at its next regular meeting all the information the person has regarding the action. In actions in which the county is a party, its inhabitants, if otherwise qualified, may be jurors.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1987–2013 · leading case: In re Application of Skyline Materials, Ltd., 835 N.W.2d 472 (Minn. 2013).
In re Application of Skyline Materials, Ltd., 835 N.W.2d 472 (Minn. 2013). “The County also asserts that the Fields' attempted service on it was improper under Minn.Stat. § 373.07 (2012), which provides; Service of summons or other original process in actions against a county shall be made upon the chair of the board or upon the county auditor, either…”
VanHercke v. Eastvold, 405 N.W.2d 902 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). “Minn.Stat. § 373.07 (1986) states that “In actions in which the county is a party, its inhabitants, if otherwise qualified, may be jurors.”
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