The supreme court of this state shall have the power to regulate the pleadings, practice, procedure, and the forms thereof in civil actions in all courts of this state, including the probate courts, by rules promulgated by it from time to time. Such rules shall not abridge, enlarge, or modify the substantive rights of any litigant.
Minn. Stat. § 480.051
REGULATE PLEADING, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE.
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case In re the Welfare of R.S. (2011)
Most recently applied in Pfeiffer ex rel. Pfeiffer v. Allina Health System (July 2014)
1947 c 498 s 1; 1987 c 377 s 5
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