William G Peterson's Legal Cases (4)

Environmental and natural resources

State ex rel Swan Lake Area Wildlife Association v. County of Nicollet and Minnesota DNR 771 N.W. 2d 529 (Minn. App. 2009)

Sep 01, 2009

OUTCOME: Successful. Court ruled that County violated environmental law and court could establish lake water levels.

Our client, the Swan Lake Area Wildlife Association, sued the County under the Environmental Rights Act for draining two large lakes that provided high quality waterfowl use. County argued it did noth ... ing wrong. DNR argued court could not set lake water levels. http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctappub/0909/opa081739-0901.pdf

Probate

Estate of Hamilton

Feb 01, 2008

OUTCOME: Successful. After a three day trial, court concluded there was no will and estate should be distributed by the law of intestacy.

Wife of deceased entrepreneur claimed that he had written a will that gave her his entire estate and left nothing to his children by a former marriage. My clients were the children and they denied tha ... t their father excluded them from his estate.

DUI and DWI

Hokanson vs. City of Bloomington

Jul 11, 2006

OUTCOME: Successful. Vehicle was returned to my client

Government attempted to seize motor vehicle that client's wife was driving while intoxicated. Government argued husband should have known that his wife was driving drunk, so car should be seized by st ... ate. I argued that husband did not have a reason to know his wife was operating the vehicle illegally. http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctapun/0607/opa051573-0711.htm

Tax

In Re Redetermination of Benefits of Nicollet County Ditch 86A, 488 N.W.2d 482 (Minn. App. 1992)

Jun 30, 1992

OUTCOME: Successful. Special assessments were set aside.

County attempted to impose special assessments on all lands within the watershed at flat rate per acre. We argued that assessments could only be levied when land was improved by a public works project ... .

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