Aufderhar v. Data Dispatch, Inc

In Aufderhar v. Data Dispatch, Inc., 452 N.W.2d 648, 650 (Minn. 1990), the supreme court had "no doubt" that the estopped party had a full and fair opportunity be heard where: (1) the estopped party was represented by counsel in the prior proceeding; (2) the estopped party had been provided a "full opportunity to provide evidence," including rebuttal evidence, and "the evidence he had relative to the issue was presented"; (3) the prior proceeding was governed by the rules of civil procedure and the rules of evidence; (4) the evidence in the prior proceeding, although not heard by a judge, was heard by attorneys with experience in the subject area. 452 N.W.2d at 652.