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Minn. Stat. § 555.02 (2026)

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Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 45 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1944–2026 · leading case: All. for Metro. Stability v. Metro. Council, 671 N.W.2d 905 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003).

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All. for Metro. Stability v. Metro. Council, 671 N.W.2d 905 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 555.02 (2002). A party may seek a declaration as to rights, status or legal relations whenever the declaration will terminate a controversy or remove an uncertainty.”

Honn v. City of Coon Rapids, 313 N.W.2d 409 (Minn. 1981). · cites it 3× “01, in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought, in which judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.”

Onvoy, Inc. v. Allete, Inc., 736 N.W.2d 611 (Minn. 2007). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 555.02 (2006). But the court has no jurisdiction over a declaratory judgment proceeding unless there is a justiciable controversy.”

McCaughtry v. City of Red Wing, 808 N.W.2d 331 (Minn. 2011). · cites it 2× “whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the ... statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights,…”

Rice Lake Contracting Corp. v. Rust Env't & Infrastructure, Inc., 549 N.W.2d 96 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “" Minn.Stat. § 555.02 (1994). The only prerequisite for a court's exercise of jurisdiction in declaratory judgment actions is the presence of a "justiciable controversy.”

Anderson v. Cnty. of Lyon, 784 N.W.2d 77 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. § 555.02 (2008) (stating that district court will de *81 termine questions of construction or validity arising under contract or other written instrument); Hempel v.”

Hince v. O'KEEFE, 632 N.W.2d 577 (Minn. 2001). · cites it 2× “A declaratory judgment is a declaration of rights or a determination of “whether or not further relief is or could be claimed.” Minn.”

In Re Instructions to Construe Basic Resolution 876 of the Port Auth. of St. Paul, 772 N.W.2d 488 (Minn. 2009). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 555.02 (2008). Therefore, the chapter 555 procedures are irrelevant to the issue in this case.”

Nw. Airlines, Inc. v. Metro. Airports Comm'n, 672 N.W.2d 379 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. 555.02 (2002). A justiciable controversy must exist before the courts have jurisdiction to render a declaratory judgment.”

Lucas v. Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co., 403 N.W.2d 646 (Minn. 1987). · cites it 2× “When the parties to a dispute have themselves unequivocally agreed to reserve a legal issue for court review, the general public policy favoring speed and finality in arbitration should be subject to an overriding policy of providing the parties a definitive court interpretation…”

Labrant v. Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc., 870 F. Supp. 2d 671 (D. Minnesota 2012). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. § 555.02 ("Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise may have determined any…”

Hempel v. Creek House Trust, 743 N.W.2d 305 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “” Minn. Stat. § 555.02 (2004). “A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.”

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