Minnesota Department of Natural Resources v. Chippewa/swift Joint Board of Commissioners

Summary

The court held that an order reestablishing public drainage-system records is a quasi-judicial decision subject to review by writ of certiorari. The order was binding because the governing statute made the reestablished records official, and the proceeding involved investigation, notice, a hearing, and an order with potentially significant effects on property rights and future drainage proceedings. The court therefore reversed the court of appeals and remanded with instructions to reinstate the DNR's appeal.