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Minn. Stat. § 541.01 (2026)

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Actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action accrues, except where a different limitation is prescribed by the Uniform Commercial Code or, in special cases, by other statute; provided that a cause of action for sales or use taxes imposed by any other state shall be deemed to have accrued at the time such tax first becomes due and payable.

Such limitation shall apply to actions by or in behalf of the state and the several political subdivisions thereof; provided that no occupant of a public way, levee, square, or other ground dedicated or appropriated to public use shall acquire, by reason of occupancy, any title thereto.

No occupant of the land of a public or private cemetery shall acquire any title to the cemetery land by reason of the occupancy.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 62 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1946–2025 · leading case: Offerdahl v. Univ. of Minnesota Hospitals & Clinics, 426 N.W.2d 425 (Minn. 1988).
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Offerdahl v. Univ. of Minnesota Hospitals & Clinics, 426 N.W.2d 425 (Minn. 1988). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. §§ 541.01, 541.07(1) (1986). In Schmitt v.”
Heuer v. Cnty. of Aitkin, 645 N.W.2d 753 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 22× “* On appeal from summary judgment involving an attempt to establish a prescriptive easement over what are now public lands, appellants allege that (a) the district court erred in applying the statute of limitations in Minn.Stat. § 541.01 (2000) because the statute does not apply…”
Park Nicollet Clinic v. Hamann, 808 N.W.2d 828 (Minn. 2011). · cites it 2× “4 With the applicable statute of limitations determined, we turn to the question of when the statute began to run.”
Zagaros v. Erickson, 558 N.W.2d 516 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 8× “Minn.Stat. § 541.01 (1996); Minn. Stat. § 541.”
Citizens for a Safe Grant v. Lone Oak Sportsmen's Club, Inc., 624 N.W.2d 796 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “" Minn.Stat. § 541.01 (2000). "A cause of action accrues when all of its elements exist to the extent that the claim could withstand a motion to dismiss.”
Grondahl v. Bulluck, 318 N.W.2d 240 (Minn. 1982). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. §§ 541.01, 541.07(1) *243 (1980).”
Francis v. Hansing, 449 N.W.2d 479 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 8× “The estate brought a motion for summary judgment contending that this action was time-barred pursuant to Minn.Stat. §§ 541.01 and 541.07. In an order dated June 2, 1989, the trial court denied the estate's motion stating as follows: It is the opinion of this Court that in…”
Wittmer v. Ruegemer, 419 N.W.2d 493 (Minn. 1988). · cites it 2× “See also Minn.Stat. § 541.01 (1986). Under the Uniform Commercial Code a cause of action for breach of a contract of sale accrues when the breach occurs, regardless of the aggrieved party’s lack of knowledge of the breach, and the action must be commenced within four years after…”
Haberle v. Buchwald, 480 N.W.2d 351 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. §§ 541.01 and 541.07(1) (1988).”
Denman v. Gans, 607 N.W.2d 788 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “Adverse possession of “quasi-public” property Minn.Stat. § 541.01 (1996) bars acquiring title by adverse possession to “a public way, levee, square, or other ground dedicated or appropriated to public use.”
Noske v. Friedberg, 656 N.W.2d 409 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 541.01 (2002). A cause of action accrues when all of its elements exist to the extent that the claim could withstand a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
Whitener Ex Rel. Miller v. Dahl, 625 N.W.2d 827 (Minn. 2001). · cites it 2× “"Actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action accrues, *834 except where a different limitation is prescribed by the Uniform Commercial Code or, in special cases, by other statute * * Minn.Stat. § 541.01 (2000) (emphasis…”
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