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Minn. Stat. § 480.04 (2026)

Writs; Process

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The court shall have power to issue to all courts of inferior jurisdiction and to all corporations and individuals, writs of error, certiorari, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and all other writs and processes, whether especially provided for by statute or not, that are necessary to the execution of the laws and the furtherance of justice. It shall be always open for the issuance and return of such writs and processes and for the hearing and determination of all matters involved therein and for the entry in its minutes of such orders as may from time to time be necessary to carry out the power and authority conferred upon it by law, subject to such rules as it may prescribe. Any justice of the court, either in vacation or in term, may order the writ or process to issue and prescribe as to its service and return.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1942–2025 · leading case: Rice v. Connolly, 488 N.W.2d 241 (Minn. 1992).
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Rice v. Connolly, 488 N.W.2d 241 (Minn. 1992). · cites it 10× “James Rice filed a document designated as a petition for a writ of quo warranto in this court, invoking the original jurisdiction of the supreme court pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 480.04 (1990), urging a determination that teleracing and telephone account wagering are beyond the…”
State Ex Rel. Mattson v. Kiedrowski, 391 N.W.2d 777 (Minn. 1986). · cites it 4× “After all, the legislature has, within its given powers, the right to prepare proper constitutional amendments to submit to the people if it finds that existing constitutional restraints offer severe impediments to its ability to perform efficiently, but it should not and cannot…”
Strand v. Special Sch. Dist. No. 1, 392 N.W.2d 881 (Minn. 1986). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 480.04 (1984). As a result, even had the court of appeals exceeded its jurisdiction in this matter, our review on the merits in the interests of justice would be appropriate.”
State Ex Rel. Danielson v. Vill. of Mound, 48 N.W.2d 855 (Minn. 1951). · cites it 2× “11 *538 Today, the supreme court has jurisdiction to issue writs of quo warranto under § 480.04. 12 Quo warranto as authorized by this statute is not in essence the old common-law writ, even though the statute allows the issuance of writs of quo warranto, but rather the…”
State v. Randolph, 800 N.W.2d 150 (Minn. 2011). “§ 480.04 (2010) (“The court shall have power to issue .”
Harms v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 300, 450 N.W.2d 571 (Minn. 1990). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 480.04 (1988). The record shall include: (1) any notice of the vacancy or position to be filled and any material relating to the determination of what position is to be filled; (2) all teacher correspondence requesting recall and realignment; (3) any realignment…”
Seventy-Seventh Minnesota State Senate v. Carlson, 472 N.W.2d 99 (Minn. 1991). · cites it 2× “The Seventy-Seventh Minnesota State Senate and Seventy-Seventh Minnesota State House of Representatives have petitioned this court to exercise its original jurisdiction pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 480.04 (1990) to address the question of the effectiveness of attempted vetoes by the…”
Town of Burnsville v. City of Bloomington, 117 N.W.2d 746 (Minn. 1962). · cites it 2× “Where, however, the issuance of the writ is sought by a private individual with the consent of the attorney general — only in a few very restricted circumstances is the attorney general’s consent not necessary — the private individual must petition the court for leave to file an…”
Williams v. Rolfe, 101 N.W.2d 923 (Minn. 1960). “01 (2) of Rules of Civil Procedure, which abolished the writ of quo warranto and information in the nature of quo warranto, since the rules of civil procedure are only applicable to the district courts.”
State Ex Rel. Burnquist v. Vill. of North Pole, 6 N.W.2d 458 (Minn. 1942). “1941, § 480.04 (Mason St. 1927, § 132), provides that this court “shall have power to issue * * * writs of * * * quo warranto and all other writs and processes, whether especially provided for by statute or not, that are necessary to the execution of the laws and the furtherance…”
Walter R. Anderson v. Lecon Props., Inc., a Minnesota Corp., 457 F.2d 929 (8th Cir. 1972). “The parties concede that the Minnesota courts had personal jurisdiction over the parties to the action and it is also clear that they had subject matter jurisdiction over the controversy.”
Glen Ray Holscher v. Jack G. Young, Warden & Paul W. Keve, Comm'r of Corr., 440 F.2d 1283 (8th Cir. 1971). “The Minnesota Legislature has given to the Supreme Court of Minnesota the power “to issue * * * to all corporations and individuals * * * all other writs and processes, whether especially provided for by statute or not, that are necessary to the execution of the laws and the…”
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