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§ 559.05 ACTION AGAINST COTENANT; DENIAL OF RIGHT.

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MN Code › Part 553_566 › Chapter 559 › Section 559.05

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In an action by a tenant in common or joint tenant of real property against a cotenant, the plaintiff shall show, in addition to the evidence of the plaintiff's right, that the defendant either denied the plaintiff's right, or did some act amounting to such denial.

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