2025 Session Last amended: 1905 session

§ 508.10 — Application to District Court; Powers of Court

Plain-Language Summary

The registration application is filed with the district court, which has full authority to decide all questions about the title and issue a decree of registration.

508.10 APPLICATION TO DISTRICT COURT; POWERS OF COURT.

An application for registration shall be addressed to the district court in and for the county wherein the land described therein is situated. The district court shall have original exclusive jurisdiction thereof, and of all proceedings thereunder, and full power to inquire into the title of the land, and any right, title, interest, or estate therein, and any lien, charge, or encumbrance thereon. By its decree, the court shall adjudge and determine the title to the land, the nature, character, extent, and amount of all liens and encumbrances thereon, the priority as between the same, and remove all clouds from the title. The district court shall have full power and authority to make all necessary orders, judgments, and decrees and, for these purposes, the court shall be always open.

History:

(8256) RL s 3379; 1905 c 305 s 10

History: History: (8256) RL s 3379; 1905 c 305 s 10

Practical Notes

The district court handles Torrens registration cases and has the power to resolve all disputes about who owns the property.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes