565.22 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Generally. For the purposes of Laws 1979, chapter 18, the terms in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Claimant. 'Claimant' means a party asserting, in a pleading before a court, a claim for the recovery of possession of personal property, whether the claim is asserted in a complaint, counterclaim or reply. Subd. 3. Respondent. 'Respondent' means a person against whom a claimant asserts a claim and who has, or is alleged to have, possession of the personal property which the claimant seeks to recover. History: 1979 c 18 s 2
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