STATE OF MINNESOTA
DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF FILLMORE
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
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Court File No. 23-CV-20-285
Levi E. Olstad and Julia E. Olstad,
spouses married to each other, as joint tenants,
Plaintiffs, SUMMONS Case Type: Quiet Title
-vs- Daniel H. Erickson and Joan A. Erickson, spouses married to each other, Ardell S. Johnson and Karen M. Johnson, spouses married to each other, Johnson Family Farms of Lanesboro, LLC, a limited liability company organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Minnesota, the State of Minnesota, and also the unknown heirs of the aforesaid persons and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest, estate or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein,
Defendants.
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THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED 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.
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:
Michael A. Murphy
MURPHY LAW OFFICE, P.L.L.P.
110 East Main Street, P. O. Box 149
Caledonia, MN 55921-0149
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.
7.THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in the County of Fillmore, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows:
The N ½ NE ¼ of Section 19-102-9, Fillmore County, EXCEPT the East 5 acres thereof and EXCEPT that part lying North of the most Northern Township Road in said N ½, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
AND
All that part of the NE ¼ NW ¼ Section 19-102-9, lying and being East of Fillmore County Road 19 and South of the Township Road and containing 3 acres more or less, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
8.The object of this action is to determine that the Defendants have no right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real estate above described.
NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM
No personal claim is made against any of the Defendants in the action above entitled.
Dated this 11th day of June, 2020.
MURPHY LAW OFFICE, P.L.L.P.
By: Michael A. Murphy (#0347449)
Attorney for Plaintiffs
110 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 149
Caledonia, MN 55921
(507) 725-3361
Publish 22,29,6