PUBLISH

(December 23, 30, 2025, January 6, 2026)

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF BROWN

Thomas Beranek and Jane M. Beranek, as Trustees of the Thomas Beranek Revocable Living Trust dated August 11, 2014, and Jane M. Beranek and Thomas Beranek, as Trustees of the Jane M. Beranek Revocable Living Trust dated August 11, 2014,

IN DISTRICT COURT

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Case Type: Quiet Title Court File No. 08-CV-25-451 Honorable Krista J. Jass

VS.

Plaintiffs,

Mary L. Stadick, individually, and Mary L. Stadick, Tina Hornick, Dana Bushard, and Kyle Stadick, as Trustees of the Disclaimer Trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Dennis T. Stadick dated February 2, 2015, and also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein,

Defendants.

SUMMONS

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS.

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Complaint is on file in the office of the Court Administrator of the above-named county. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that start a lawsuit and affect your legal rights, even if nothing has been filed with the Court and even if there is no court file number on this Summons.

2. YOU MUST BOTH REPLY, IN WRITING, AND GET A COPY OF YOUR REPLY TO THE PERSON/BUSINESS WHO IS SUING YOU WITHIN 21 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. Your reply is called an Answer. Getting your reply to the Plaintiff is called service. You must serve a copy of your Answer or Answer and Counterclaim (Answer) within 21 days from the date you received the Summons and Complaint.

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ANSWER: You can find an Answer form and instructions on the MN Judicial Branch website at www.mncourts.gov/forms under the “Civil” category. The instructions will explain in detail how to fill out the Answer form.

3.

YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you think the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say that in your Answer.

4. SERVICE: YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE PLAINTIFF. If you do not serve a written Answer within 21 days, you may lose this case by default. You will not get to tell your side of the story. If you choose not to respond, the Plaintiff may be awarded everything they asked for in their Complaint. If you agree with the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for what the Plaintiff asked for in the Complaint.

To protect your rights, you must serve a copy of your Answer on the person who signed the Summons in person or by mail at this address:

5.

6.

Gislason & Hunter LLP

2700 South Broadway

P. O. Box 458

New Ulm, MN 56073

Carefully read the Instructions (CIV301) for the Answer for your next steps.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from an attorney. If you

do not have an attorney and would like legal help:

Visit www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp and click on the “Legal Advice Clinics” tab to get more information about legal clinics in each Minnesota county.

Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance.

NOTE: Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still serve a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

7.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR). The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an ADR process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota Rules of Practice. You must still serve your written Answer, even if you expect to use ADR.

8.

THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in BROWN County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows:

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That part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 109 North, Range 31 West, Brown County, Minnesota, described as follows:

Commencing at the West Quarter corner of said Section 13; thence South 00 degrees 20 minutes 08 seconds West, bearings based on Brown County Coordinate System NAD83 (96) on the west line of said Southwest Quarter of Section 13, a distance of 659.22 feet to the point of beginning being the Northwest corner of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 34 seconds East on the north line of said South Half, a distance of 1324.57 feet to the Northeast corner of said South Half; thence South 84 degrees 52 minutes 07 seconds West, a distance of 793.41 feet; thence South 67 degrees 33 minutes 14 seconds West, a distance of 73.16 feet; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 467.32 feet to the west line of said South Half; thence North 00 degrees 20 minutes 08 seconds East on said west line, a distance of 112.16 feet to the point of beginning.

Contains 2.03 acres of land.

The object of this action includes claims for the establishment of title to the subject real estate by adverse possession or boundary by practical location.

Dated this 18th day of December, 2025.

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/s/ Rick J. Halbur

Rick J. Halbur #0395396

rhalbur@gislason.com

Trey V. Perez #0504546

tperez@gislason.com

GISLASON & HUNTER LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs

2700 South Broadway

P. O. Box 458

New Ulm, MN 56073-0458

Phone: 507-354-3111

Fax: 507-354-8447