Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 542.02 (2026)
Actions Relating To Land, Situs To Govern
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Actions for the recovery of real estate, the foreclosure of a mortgage or other lien thereon, the partition thereof, the determination in any form of an estate or interest therein, and for injuries to lands within this state, shall be tried in the county where such real estate or some part thereof is situated, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial in the cases specified in section 542.11, clauses (1), (3), and (4). If the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county, the court therein shall have no jurisdiction of the action.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21
cases, 1950–2007 · leading case: Matter of Est. of Congdon, 309 N.W.2d 261 (Minn. 1981).
Matter of Est. of Congdon, 309 N.W.2d 261 (Minn. 1981). “01 (1980) provides the general rule as to venue: Except as provided in section 542.02, every civil action shall be tried in the county in which it was begun, unless the place of trial be changed as hereinafter prescribed; and when so changed all subsequent papers in the action…”
Matter of Alleged Mental Illness of Kinzer, 375 N.W.2d 526 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). “We conclude the petition for authorization to impose treatment was independent of the action in Hennepin County.”
State Ex Rel. Schmitt v. Hoffmann, 46 N.W.2d 468 (Minn. 1951). “Section 542.02 provides: "Actions for * * * the determination in any form of an estate or interest therein [referring to real estate], and for injuries to lands within this state, shall be tried in the county where such real estate or some part thereof is situated, * * *.”
Ebenezer Soc'y v. Minnesota State Bd. of Health, 223 N.W.2d 385 (Minn. 1974). “03 refers to an action “enumerated in sections 542.02 to 542.08,” if applicable, § 542.”
Peterson v. Holiday Recreational Indus., Inc., 726 N.W.2d 499 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007). “Cf Minn.Stat. 542.02 (2004) (addressing venue of actions relating to real property).”
Dworsky v. Herbst, 95 N.W.2d 19 (Minn. 1959). “01, which reads: “Except as provided in section 542.02, every civil action shall be tried in the county in which it was begun, unless the place of trial be changed as hereinafter prescribed; and when so changed all subsequent papers in the action shall be entitled and filed in…”
Standslast v. Reid, 231 N.W.2d 98 (Minn. 1975). “11 be retained for trial in the county where begun, but can be tried therein only upon removal thereto from the proper county in the cases provided by law.”
Yellow Mfg. Acceptance Corp. v. Zimmerman, 121 N.W.2d 586 (Minn. 1963). “09 provides in part: “All actions not enumerated in sections 542.02 to 542.08 and section 542.”
Hill v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp., 89 N.W.2d 654 (Minn. 1958). “095 [all inapplicable here] shall be tried in a county in which one or more' of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action * * * arose. * * * A corporation, other than * * * [exceptions inapplicable here] shall be considered as residing in any…”
Agric. Ins. v. Midwest Technical Dev. Corp., 130 N.W.2d 497 (Minn. 1964). “Section 542.09 was amended by L. 1955, c. 614, § 1, by adding the italicized portion shown below so as to read, as far as here material: “All actions not enumerated in sections 542.”
Johnny's Plumb. & H., Inc. v. Sperry Rand C.-Univac D., 215 N.W.2d 63 (Minn. 1974). “09 provides in part: “All actions not enumerated in sections 542.02 to 542.08 and section 542.”
Johnson v. Minnesota Farm Bureau Mktg. Corp., 232 N.W.2d 200 (Minn. 1975). “09 provides in pertinent part as follows: “All actions not enumerated in sections 542.02 to 542.08 and section 542.”
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