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B. Waiver of Default Judgment ......................................................................................................... 7-23
C. Vacating Default Judgment ........................................................................................................... 7-23
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§ 7.6 FORM OF ANSWER ............................................................................................................................... 7-24
A. General Rule ................................................................................................................................. 7-24
B. General Denials Are Not Favored................................................................................................. 7-24
C. Effect of Failure to Deny ............................................................................................................... 7-25
D. Affirmative Defenses ..................................................................................................................... 7-25
1. General Rule ...................................................................................................................... 7-25
2. Affirmative Defenses Set Forth in Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 8.03 ...................... 7-25
3. Affirmative Defenses Established by Case law ................................................................. 7-26
4. Unpleaded Affirmative Defense – When Properly Litigated............................................... 7-28
E. Necessity of Minnesota Statutes Section 549.211 Acknowledgment .......................................... 7-28
F. Rule 11 Considerations ................................................................................................................. 7-28
§ 7.7 COUNTERCLAIMS ................................................................................................................................. 7-29
A. Compulsory Counterclaim ............................................................................................................ 7-29
1. General Rule ...................................................................................................................... 7-29
2. Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 13.01 Does Not Apply to Tort Claims ......................... 7-29
3. Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 13.01 Only Applies to Counterclaims
That Are “Ripe” ................................................................................................................... 7-30
4. Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 13.01 Does Not Apply to Claims
That Are the Subject of Another Pending Action ................................................................ 7-30
B. Omitted Counterclaim ................................................................................................................... 7-30
C. Permissive Counterclaim .............................................................................................................. 7-30
D. Counterclaim Maturing or Acquired After Pleading ...................................................................... 7-31
E. Form of Pleading Counterclaims .................................................................................................. 7-31
§ 7.8 CROSS-CLAIMS ..................................................................................................................................... 7-31
A. General Rule ................................................................................................................................. 7-31
B. Necessity of Asserting Cross-Claim ............................................................................................. 7-31
C. Form of Pleading Cross-Claims .................................................................................................... 7-32
§ 7.9 CHANGE OF VENUE ............................................................................................................................. 7-32
A. Change of Venue as of Right ........................................................................................................ 7-32
1. General Rule ...................................................................................................................... 7-32
2. Procedure ........................................................................................................................... 7-33
3. Burden of Proof .................................................................................................................. 7-33
B. Change of Venue by Order of Court ............................................................................................. 7-34
C. Venue in St. Louis County ............................................................................................................ 7-34
1. General Rule of Venue in St. Louis County ....................................................................... 7-34
2. Designation of Venue ......................................................................................................... 7-34
3. Change of Venue as of Right ............................................................................................. 7-35
4. Change of Venue by Order of Court .................................................................................. 7-35
§ 7.10 REMOVAL TO FEDERAL COURT .......................................................................................................... 7-36