STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ISANTI
DISTRICT COURT
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Case type: Other civil
(Reformation of Instrument)
Court File No. 30-CV-17-159
Betsey Slepica and Jason Slepica,
Plaintiff,
v.
Daniel A. Hobgood and Tammy E. Hobgood, the unknown heirs of Ralph C. Angstman and the unknown heirs of Emelia A. Angstman, Suzanne E. Belair, as Trustee of the Elizabeth R. Christensen Trust dated September 9, 1997, the unknown heirs of Elizabeth R. Christensen, Jeffrey Matson and Joy Matson, Elim Care & Rehab Center, Princeton, Minnesota, 55371, and all persons known and unknown who may claim an interest in the properties described herein,
Defendants.
THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS;
1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff have started a lawsuit against you.
The Plaintiffs Complaint against you is on file in the office of the court administrator of the above-named court. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this Summons.
2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this Summons located at:
Bradley N. Beisel
Beisel & Dunlevy, P.A.
730 Second Avenue S.,
Suite 282
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2444
3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiffs Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.
4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.
5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.
6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.
7. THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Isanti County, Minnesota, commonly known as 28707 Oak Drive NW, Zimmerman, MN 55398, and legally described as:
The South 100 feet of Lot B, Angstmans Addition to Blue Lake, being a part of Government Lot One (1), Section 29, Township 35, Range 25, Isanti County, Minnesota,
(Hereinafter the Main Tract)
together with a non-exclusive easement over and across Lot A, Angstmans Addition to Blue Lake, Isanti County, Minnesota.
(hereinafter the Easement Tract)
(referred to together herein as the Subject Property).
The purpose of this action is to obtain an Order for the following relief:
1. Determining that any interest in the Easement Tract that may have been retained by Ralph C. Angstman and Emelia A. Angstman was intended by them to have been transferred to Melvin G. Christensen and Elizabeth R Christensen as joint tenants prior to the death of Melvin G. Christensen.
2. In the alternative to the foregoing, determining that any interest in the Easement Tract that may have been retained by Ralph C. Angstman and Emelia A. Angstman was abandoned by them, and was the rightful property of Elizabeth R Christensen as of the time that the Grant of Easement was executed by Elizabeth R Christensen.
3. Determining that at the time the Subject Property was conveyed to Daniel A. Hobgood and Tammy E. Hobgood, Betsey Slepica was the fee owner of the Main Tract, together with an easement over the Easement Tract, according to the terms and conditions of the Grant of Easement and that the deed from Betsey Slepica and Jason Slepica to Daniel A. Hobgood and Tammy E. Hobgood conveyed good and valid fee title to the Subject Property, including the non-exclusive easement over the Easement Tract, according to the terms of the Grant of Easement.
4. Determining that Daniel A. Hobgood and Tammy E. Hobgood are the current fee owners of the Main Tract, together with an easement over the Easement Tract, according to the terms and conditions of the Grant of Easement.
5. For such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and equitable.
557.03 NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 557.03 you are hereby served with notice that no personal claim is made against you and that any defendant upon whom this notice is served who unreasonably defends this action shall pay full costs to the plaintiff.
Dated: March 31, 2017
BEISEL & DUNLEVY, P.A.
By /s/ Bradley N. Beisel
Bradley N. Beisel (#6191)
730 Second Avenue South,
Suite 282
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Ph: (612) 436-2222
bradb@bdmnlaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Published in the
Isanti County News
April 5, 12, 19, 2017
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