# Brayton v. Pawlenty *Minnesota Supreme Court case, decided 2010, reported at 781 N.W.2d 357* *Brayton v. Pawlenty*, 781 N.W.2d 357 (Minn. 2010), is a 2010 decision of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]].[^1] The Office of the Revisor of Statutes summarized the case in its *Court Opinions Report to the Legislature*, dated November 15, 2010.[^2] The merged master *How Minnesota Got Here* cites the case as the only instance in fifty-five years in which a [[Minnesota]] institution successfully checked a Minnesota instrument.[^3] It adds that the check "required the instrument's single most aggressive use to trigger."[^3] The master gives the case's reporter citation in its own note and marks that citation primary-confirmed.[^4] The statement sits inside a passage that the master labels a prosecution reading of the record. The master calls that reading "the prosecution's available contention, not the record's recommendation," and pairs it with a defense reading drawn from the same facts.[^3] The record does not establish the instrument at issue, the parties' positions beyond the caption, the court's holding, the vote, or the exact decision date.[^1][^3] ## In the Minnesota record ### What - *How Minnesota Got Here* cites *Brayton v. Pawlenty* as an instance of a Minnesota institution successfully checking a Minnesota instrument.[^3] - The Revisor's *Court Opinions Report to the Legislature* (Nov. 15, 2010) carries a summary of the case.[^2] ### Where - The case was decided by the Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1] It is reported at 781 N.W.2d 357.[^1][^4] ### When - The case was decided in 2010. The pack gives the year only.[^1][^4] ### How - According to *How Minnesota Got Here*, the check "required the instrument's single most aggressive use to trigger."[^3] ### How many - *How Minnesota Got Here* states that in fifty-five years the record contains exactly one instance of a Minnesota institution successfully checking a Minnesota instrument. It identifies that instance as *Brayton v. Pawlenty*.[^3] ## See also - [[Minnesota]] - [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] ## Notes [^1]: Minnesota Supreme Court, *Brayton v. Pawlenty*, 781 N.W.2d 357 (Minn. 2010) — the opinion, its court, its reporter citation and its decision year. https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1630535/brayton-v-pawlenty/ [^2]: Office of the Revisor of Statutes, *Court Opinions Report to the Legislature* (Nov. 15, 2010) — summary entry for *Brayton v. Pawlenty*. https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2010/mandated/101380.pdf [^3]: Minnesota record, *How Minnesota Got Here* (merged master, footnoted), prosecution-reading passage citing §3 ADM-7 — states the one-instance count in fifty-five years, the "single most aggressive use" language, and that the reading is the prosecution's available contention, paired with a defense reading. Validated pack passage; no URL in `allowed_urls`. [^4]: Minnesota record, *How Minnesota Got Here* (merged master, footnoted), note 4 — "Brayton v. Pawlenty, 781 N.W.2d 357 (Minn. 2010)," marked primary-confirmed. Validated pack passage; no URL in `allowed_urls`.