Minnesota Statutes Court Rules GEN PRAC CIV TRBK Section 1. Scope; Policy

This trialbook is a declaration of practical policies and procedures to be followed in the civil trials in all the trial courts of Minnesota. It has been written to standardize practices and procedures throughout the state with the hope, and expectation, that trial time and expense will be reduced and that justice to the litigants and public acceptance of trial procedures will be increased.

It is recommended that the policies and procedures be generally and uniformly used. However, it is recognized that situations will arise where their use would violate the purpose for which they were drafted. In such circumstances, the policies and procedures should be disregarded so that justice, not form, may prevail. The provisions of this Trialbook may be cited as Minn. Civ. Trialbook section___.