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.
Minn. Stat. § 555.02
MAY HAVE INSTRUMENTS CONSTRUED.
Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case Honn v. City of Coon Rapids (1981)
Most recently applied in 380 F. Supp. 3d 911 - Lighthouse Mgmt. Grp., Inc. v. Deutsche Bank Trust Co. of Americas (March 2019)
(9455-2) 1933 c 286 s 2
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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.