Minnesota Statutes 246.24 – Compromise of Claims
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In case of any disagreement between the commissioner of human services and any person concerning a claim of such person to any right interest or estate in or lien upon lands occupied by or used in connection with any state institution under exclusive or partial control of the person, or of any claim by a person for damages to any such land, or the improvements thereon, the commissioner, with the approval of the governor and the commissioner of management and budget, may compromise and settle such claim; and in so doing may make any necessary conveyance of land. All moneys received by the commissioner upon any such settlement shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 246.24
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44