Webb Golden Valley, LLC v. State
Annotate this CaseThe State acquired three parcels of land for use during construction of Interstate 394. Because the State no longer needed the parcels, it planned to convey the land to the Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA). Webb Golden Valley owned nearby land and argued that the conveyance violated Minn. Stat. 161.44(1). The district court (1) granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss as to two of the parcels for lack of standing, and (2) dismissed the complaint in its entirety when Webb failed to post a surety bond. The court of appeals reversed, holding (1) Webb’s interest in purchasing the two parcels was sufficient to confer standing to challenge the State’s proposed transfer; and (2) the HRA’s allegations of public harm were not supported by evidence in the record, and therefore the district court erred in granting the HRA’s motion for an order directing Webb to post a surety bond. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part, holding (1) Webb had standing to bring this suit; but (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion by ordering Webb to post a surety bond, and because Webb did not post the surety bond, the district court did not err in dismissing Webb’s lawsuit with prejudice.
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