State Supreme Court / Minn.

Contested Cases of St. Otto's Home v. Minnesota Department of Human Services

Decided March 10, 1989. Lawrence R. Yetka wrote the opinion for the court.

437 N.W.2d 35 · Cited 127 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1
Shea v. Vialpando · 416 U.S. 251
Resident v. Noot · 305 N.W.2d 311
White Bear Lake Care Center, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Public Welfare · 319 N.W.2d 7
Wallace v. Commissioner of Taxation · 184 N.W.2d 588
Romanchuk v. Plotkin · 9 N.W.2d 421
Minnesota-Dakotas Retail Hardware Ass'n v. State · 279 N.W.2d 360
Reserve Mining Co. v. Herbst · 256 N.W.2d 808
Cable Communications Board v. Nor-West Cable Communications Partnership · 356 N.W.2d 658
State Ex Rel. McClure v. Sports & Health Club, Inc. · 370 N.W.2d 844
No Power Line, Inc. v. Minnesota Environmental Quality Council · 262 N.W.2d 312
Krumm v. R. A. Nadeau Co. · 276 N.W.2d 641
Handle With Care, Inc. v. Department of Human Services · 406 N.W.2d 518
Application of Peoples Natural Gas Co. · 389 N.W.2d 903
St. Otto's Home v. Department of Human Services · 425 N.W.2d 252
Luther Haven Nursing Home v. Minnesota Department of Human Services · 425 N.W.2d 260

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