Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 548.31 (2026)

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The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce a judgment instead of proceeding under sections 548.26 to 548.30 remains unimpaired.

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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2021 · leading case: Matson v. Matson, 310 N.W.2d 502 (Minn. 1981).

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Matson v. Matson, 310 N.W.2d 502 (Minn. 1981). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 548.31 (1980). Judgments which meet the definition in section 548.”

State Inc. v. Sumpter & Williams, 553 N.W.2d 719 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 548.31 (1994). Although our review of Minnesota caselaw suggests that this issue is one of first impression, it is notable that Sumpter’s position has been rejected by the courts of other states.”

Deborah Berg & Another v. Elaine Ciampa & Another., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 569 (Mass. App. Ct. 2021). “See also Minn. Stat. § 548.31 . For all of these reasons, the plaintiffs are not precluded from domesticating the Florida judgment in the BMC and seeking to recover the judgment in the Superior Court.”

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