TOWN CORPORATION MAY SUE, OWN PROPERTY, MAKE CONTRACTS.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Town of Fayal v. City of Eveleth (1999)
Most recently applied in Town of Fayal v. City of Eveleth (January 1999)
(999) RL s 622; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1
(a) A town is a public corporation.
(b) A town may:
(1) sue and be sued in its corporate name;
(2) buy, take, and hold real and personal property for a public purpose, and convey and dispose of the property;
(3) enter into any contract that is necessary for the town to use any of its powers; and
(4) dispose of, control, and use town property as its residents consider expedient.
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.