PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF MOWER
DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT [Quiet Title Action: CASE TYPE] Court File No: 50-CV-23-1056
Assigned Judge: ___
Earl Kiefer and Susan M. Kiefer, Plaintiffs,
VS.
United Methodist Church;
Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church;
Trustees of the Taopi Methodist Episcopal Church;
G.D. Ham and Rachel Ham; Hiram Snyder and Mary A. Snyder; G.H. Whipple and Evelyn G. Whipple; John W. Wood and Ellen F. Wood;
George E. Skinner and Mary E. Skinner; Taopi Farming Company; also all other persons known or unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest
or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein; also the unknown heirs of the named Defendants and all other person unknown
claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real estate described
in the Complaint herein, Defendants

SUMMONS

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: Defendants United Methodist Church; Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church; Trustees of the Taopi Methodist Episcopal Church; G.D. Ham and Rachel Ham; Hiram Snyder and Mary A. Snyder; G.H. Whipple and Evelyn G. Whipple; John W. Wood and Ellen F. Wood; George E. Skinner and Mary E. Skinner; Taopi Farming Company; also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein; also the unknown heirs of the named Defendants and all other person unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein.
1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiffs have started a lawsuit against you.
The Plaintiffs’ Complaint against you is attached to this Summons, and is on file with Court Administration in Mower County District Court. 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.
50-CV-23-1056 Filed in District Court
State of Minnesota
6/1/2023 9:37 AM
2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 21 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 21 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:
HOVERSTEN, JOHNSON, BECKMANN & HOVEY, LLP
Attorneys at Law
807 West Oakland Avenue
Austin, MN 55912
3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written
response to the Plaintiff’s 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 21 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 Mower County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows:

Lot 1, Block 10, Original Village of Taopi, Minnesota.
The object of this action is to quiet title.

Dated June 1, 2023

/s/Steven J. Hovey
(#191218)
Attorney for Plaintiffs
HOVERSTEN, JOHNSON, BECKMANN & HOVEY, LLP
807 West Oakland Avenue
Austin, Minnesota 55912
Phone
(507) 433-3483
Fax
(507) 433-7889
Email
shovey@hoverstenlaw.com

Austin Daily Herald:
Jun. 7, 14 and 21, 2023
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