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1987 MAP UPDATE 1987 has been an active year for the League's Municipal Amicus Program (MAP) . The program has allowed the League to have greater impact on the increasing volume of appellate court cases affecting Minnesota municipalities. Since June of 1986 the program has filed 14 amicus briefs. One additional brief is pending. of the cases with final dispositions, the League has had 4 successes and 2 losses. There are currently 7 cases waiting final disposition. The program has filed briefs or memoranda in the following cases: * Lund v. Hennepin County: a case challenging the constitutionality of the state's property tax system. Disposition: Case was decided in the County's favor by the Minnesota Supreme Court. The United Stated Supreme Court dismissed an appeal . * Anderson v. City of Hopkins: a case challenging the right of a city .and its employees to immediately appeal to the Court of Appeals, from a trial court's wrongful denial of a summary judgment motion on the issue of qual"ified immunity. Disposition: Case was decided in City's favor .establishing an immediate right to appeal . The case allows cities to potentially avoid burdensome litigation in otherwise frivolous lawsuits. * Wesala v. City of Virginia: -a case challenging the Court of Appeals decision holding that a city waives its various statutory immunities by belonging to the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) . Disposition: After accepting the case for review, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed itself and decided not to hear the appeal. * Swanson v. City of Bloomington: a case involving the scope of judicial review of municipal zoning decisions. Disposition: Case is pending before the Minnesota Supreme Court. * City of Eden Praire v. Leipke: a case involving the extent to which a city may be estopped from enforcing its zoning ordinance because of alleged actions of the city's zoning and building officials. Disposition: Court of Appeals -ruled against the City and returned the matter to the trial court for further testimony. * Chabot v. City of Sauk Rapids: a case reviewing the issue of the whether a city waives its discretionary immunity by procuring • liability insurance. Disposition: The Court of Appeals found against the City. The Minnesota Supreme Court has accepted review and granted the League's request to file an amicus brief.