Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 373.08 (2026)
County, How Named In Suits
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In all actions and proceedings by or against a county, the name in which it shall sue or be sued shall be "The county of .............." (insert name of the county). This provision shall not prevent county officers, when authorized by law, from suing in their official names for the benefit of the county.
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case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Leaf v. Freeman, 499 N.W.2d 54 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993).
Leaf v. Freeman, 499 N.W.2d 54 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993). “Respondents claim that the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure require service of process on public corporations and that Minn.Stat. § 373.08 (1992) requires the county to be named in the caption.”
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