ADVERTISEMENT

(Published in the Echo Journal, April 16, 23, 30, 2020, 3t.

(Published in the Echo Journal, April 16, 23, 30, 2020, 3t.)
SUMMONS
STATE OF MINNESOTA
DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF CROW WING
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
CASE TYPE: Quiet Title Action
Patricia M. Cotter, Michael J. Corrigan, Kevin J. Corrigan, Kathleen C. Vanderwall, and Timothy D. Corrigan,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
William J. Cotter, Donna Corrigan, Judith Corrigan, William Vanderwall, Estate of Cyril J. Corrigan, Edgewater South Condominium Apartment Owners Association, and John Doe, Jane Roe, ABC Corporation, XYZ, LLC, all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real property described herein,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:
1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiffs have started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiffs’ Complaint against you is attached to this Summons. 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. This action involves, affects, or brings into question real property situated in the County of Crow Wing, State of Minnesota described as follows:
Apartment No. One hundred seventeen (117) of Edgewater South Condominium, located on Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty four (24) Edgewater South, according to the plat thereof on file in the office of the Registrar of Titles in and for said County and State; AND
An undivided 3.846% interest for each apartment in Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) of Edgewater South according to the plat thereof on file in the office of the Registrar of Titles in and for Crow Wing County, State of Minnesota; and said property being dedicated pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 515, known as the "Apartment Ownership Act" and laws amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, including as part of said Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-Four (24) an undivided 3.846% interest for each Apartment, in the Common Areas and facilities, as defined by Minnesota Statutes Section 515.02, Subdivision F, Paragraphs 1 through 8 inclusive, of any structure or building situated on said Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty- four (24) which structure or building is and shall be a fixture to said Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) and including as incidental to the estate granted herein the rights now or hereafter given by law to a tenant-in-common;
Except minerals reserved by Deed recorded in Book 75 of Deeds, Page 124.
Apartment No. One hundred nineteen (119) of Edgewater South Condominium, located on Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) Edgewater South, according to the plat thereof on file in the Office of the Registrar of Titles, in and for said county and state.
AND An undivided 3.846% interest for each apartment in Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) of Edgewater South according to the plat thereof on file in the office of the Registrar of Titles in and for Crow Wing County, State of Minnesota; and said property being dedicated pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 515, known as the "Apartment Ownership Act", and laws amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, including as part of said Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) an undivided 3.846% interest for each Apartment, in the Common Areas and facilities, as defined by Minnesota Statutes Section 515.02, Subdivision F, Paragraphs 1 through 8, inclusive, of any structure or building situated on said Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) which structure or building is and shall be a fixture to said Lots Five (5) to Eight (8), both inclusive, and Lots Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) including as incidental to the estate granted herein the rights now or hereafter given by law to a tenant-in-common.
Except minerals reserved by deed recorded in Book 75 of Deeds, page 124.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
together with all hereditaments and appurtenances belonging thereto, subject to the following exceptions: Restrictions, reservations, and easements of record; Real Estate Taxes due and payable in 1997 and thereafter; the lien of unpaid Special Assessments and Interest thereon; Roadway as described in Decree memorialized as Document No. 37501; Edgewater South Condominium documents memorialized as Documents No. 37547, No. 37548, No. 37549, No. 53477, and No. 53478
Minn. R. Civ. P. 4.041
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:
Severson Porter Law
34354 County Road 3
P.O. Box 430
Crosslake, MN 56442
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 Plaintiffs 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 Plaintiffs 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.
Dated: February 7, 2020
SEVERSON PORTER LAW
By /s/ Mark A. Severson
Mark A. Severson
(Reg. No. 0388914)
Kurt W. Porter
(Reg. No. 0391461)
Kevin J. Egan, of Counsel
(Reg. No. 0390606)
34354 County Road 3
P.O. Box 430
Crosslake, MN 56442
Telephone: (218) 692-6999
Fax: (218)692-6970
Attorneys for Plaintiffs