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AMRESCO Residential Mortgage Corp. v. Stange, 631 N.W.2d 444 (2001)

Citation
AMRESCO Residential Mortgage Corp. v. Stange, 631 N.W.2d 444 (2001)
Parent Document
AMRESCO Residential Mortgage Corp. v. Stange, 631 N.W.2d 444 (2001)
Jurisdiction
Minnesota (state)
Effective Date
2001-07-24

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Minn.Stat. § 504B.001, subd 4 (2000) (defining eviction as “a summary court proceeding to remove a tenant or occupant from or otherwise recover possession of real property by the process of law set out in this chapter”). As appellants point out, the scope of the proceedings originated with the limited jurisdiction of municipal courts that once heard unlawful detainer proceedings but were not empowered to determine issues related to title. When municipal courts were abolished, this court surmised that district courts having jurisdiction in equity would be able to hear defenses and counterclaims in an eviction proceeding. Sternaman v. Hall,