Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 541.12 (2026)
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MS 1949 [Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1949–1996 · leading case: DeCosse v. Armstrong Cork Co., 319 N.W.2d 45 (Minn. 1982).
DeCosse v. Armstrong Cork Co., 319 N.W.2d 45 (Minn. 1982). “Minn.Stat. § 541.12 (1945) permits commencement of an action to be effective under such circumstances provided personal service occurs within 60 days after process is delivered to the proper officer.”
Berghuis v. Korthuis, 37 N.W.2d 809 (Minn. 1949). “12 reads as follows: “An action shall be considered as begun against each defendant when the summons is served on him, or on a codefendant who is a joint contractor or otherwise united in interest with him, or is delivered to the proper officer for such service; but, as against…”
McBride v. Bitner, 310 N.W.2d 558 (Minn. 1981). “This court held that the sheriff was a “proper officer for such service” within the meaning of Minn.Stat. § 541.12 (1949), which provided: An action shall be considered as begun against each defendant when the summons is served on him * * * or is delivered to the proper officer…”
Erickson v. Coast Catamaran Corp., 414 N.W.2d 180 (Minn. 1987). “2d 809 (reaching similar result under Minn.Stat. § 541.12, predecessor to Rule 3.”
Halloran v. Blue & White Liberty Cab Co. Inc., 92 N.W.2d 794 (Minn. 1958). “1949, § 541.12; Lough v. Pitman, 25 Minn. 120 .”
Bliss v. Stevens, 544 N.W.2d 50 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996). “2d 809, 811 (1949) (interpreting and applying Minn.Stat. § 541.12, the statute that preceded rule 3.”
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