North Dakota Supreme Court, 2011

59 opinions

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. James THOMPSON, Defendant and Appellant 2011-01-12
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Carl Joseph MARTIN, Defendant and Appellant 2011-01-12
In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP OF G.L., an incapacitated person. C.V., Petitioner M.L., Petitioner and Appellant v. Guardian and Protective Services, Inc., Guardian and Conservator, Respondent and Appellee G.L., an incapacitated person, Appellant 2011-01-12
In the Matter of the Application for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST WILLIAM KIRSCHNER, a Member of the Bar of the State of North Dakota. Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota, Petitioner v. William Kirschner, Respondent 2011-01-12
In the Matter of T.O. State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. T.O., Defendant and Appellant 2011-01-12
INVESTORS TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff v. David F. HERZIG, Southeastern Shelter Corporation, and Sheldon Smith, Personal Representative of the Estate of Alphild Herzig, substituted for Alphild Herzig, Deceased, Defendants; On Appeal Southeastern Shelter Corporation, Plaintiff and Appellant v. David F. Herzig; and Sheldon Smith, in his capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alphild Herzig, substituted for Alphild Herzig, Deceased, Defendants and Appellees 2011-01-12
COMMUNITY HOMES OF BISMARCK, INC., Plaintiff and Appellee v. Iris MAIN, Defendant and Appellant 2011-02-08
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Ciro GOMEZ, Defendant and Appellant 2011-02-08
In the Matter of G.R.H. Rozanna C. Larson, Ward County States Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee v. G.R.H., Respondent and Appellant 2011-02-08
Barbara L. WHELAN, States Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee v. A.O., Respondent and Appellant 2011-02-08
Sarah A. DOLL, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Andrew D. DOLL, Defendant and Appellant 2011-02-08
Dale E. PEMBER, Plaintiff, Appellant and Cross-Appellee v. Lauren R. SHAPIRO, Defendant, Appellee and Cross-Appellant 2011-02-08
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Bryan Keith HAUGEN, Deceased. Lanae Hartvickson, Petitioner v. Stacy Lee Haugen, Respondent and Appellant and Joyce Haugen Respondent and Appellee 2011-02-08
Joseph KALVODA, Melissa Davis, Gerald Prouty and Sandra Broschat, Petitioners and Appellants v. BISMARCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1, Respondent and Appellee 2011-02-08
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Joseph Anthony CARPENTER, Defendant and Appellant 2011-02-08
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Joshua Michael BOESPFLUG, Defendant and Appellant 2011-02-08
In the Interest of L.D.M. Rolette County States Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee v. L.D.M., Respondent and Appellant 2011-02-08
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Jason Robert HUBER, Defendant and Appellant 2011-02-08
Clifford Scott EATON, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2011-02-08
Michael SORENSON, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Ken ALINDER; Ken Alinder, Personal Representative of the Estate of Russell Alinder; Ken Alinder, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edna Alinder; Sharon Dragland; and Robert Alinder, Defendants and Appellees 2011-02-08
Michael SORENSON, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Barbara J. FELTON, Defendant and Appellee 2011-02-08
Helen JOHNSON, Craig A. Johnson and Julia M. Johnson, Plaintiffs and Appellees v. Scott L. TALIAFERRO, Defendant and Appellant and All other persons unknown claiming any estate or interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the property described in the Complaint, Defendants 2011-02-08
IRISH OIL AND GAS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant v. Gerald C. RIEMER, Doris E. Riemer, Lillie J. Riemer, and Joanne Johnson, Defendants and Appellees 2011-02-08
Roger HILDENBRAND, Plaintiff and Appellant v. CAPITAL RY CENTER, INC., Defendant and Appellee 2011-02-11
Robert Adell BROWN, Plaintiff and Appellant v. MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES, CO. and City of Halliday, North Dakota, Defendants and Appellees 2011-02-14
Joseph M. VICKNAIR; Anthony Whitaker; Theresa Zefiretto, as personal representative for the Estate of Liborio Zefiretto; Robert Ulshafer; John Sehr; Ray Brunet, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of Eugene P. Brunet, deceased; Violet Cooper, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of William H. Cooper, deceased; Janice Hilborn, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of August Freeman, deceased; Mildred Pastva, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of John G. Pastva, deceased; Cheryl Pernell, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of Eddie Pernell, Sr., deceased; Lisa Sangerman, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of Richard A. Christofretti, deceased; Margaret Swygert, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of Cromwell Swygert, deceased; Ruby Todd, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of David D. Todd, deceased; Rona Pourier, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of Hobert Ecoffey, deceased; and Patrick Blando, individually, and as personal representative for the Estate of Wendell Blando, deceased; Plaintiffs and Appellants v. PHELPS DODGE INDUSTRIES, INC.; A.H. Bennett Company; A.W. Kuettel & Sons, Inc.; Border States Industries, Inc.; Columbia Boiler Co.; Crane Co,; Cleaver-Brooks, Division of Aqua-Chem, Inc.; Dossert Corporation; DuctSox Corporation f/k/a Frommelt Safety Products; Superior Essex Group (individually and as successor-in-interest to Essex International, Inc.); Electric Supply Corp.; Excelsior, Inc.; Foster Wheeler, LLC; Greene, Tweed & Company; Houston Specialty Wire & Cable Corp.; Oakfabco f/k/a Kewanee Boiler Corporation; Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corp. (f/k/a The Rockbestos Company); Riley Stoker Corporation; Robertson Ceco Corporation, f/k/a H.H. Roberson Company; Sprinkman Sons Corporation; Weil McLain Company; Zurn Industries, Inc.; United Conveyor Corporation; S.O.S. Products Company, Inc.; Foseco, Inc.; Fuel Economy Engineering, Co.; Burnham LLC, f/k/a Burnham Corporation; Bryan Steam Corporation; Certain-Teed Corporation; Foster Products Corporation (as successor-in-interest to Foster Products Division of H.P. Fuller Company and to the Benjamin Foster Division of AmChem Products, Inc.); Graybar Electric; H.P. Fuller Company; Hobart Brothers Co.; Inductotherm Industries, Inc.; The Jamar Company (individually and as successor-in-interest and liability to the Walker-Jamar Company); John Crane, Inc. (successor-in-interest to John Crane Houdaille, Inc. and Crane Packing Company); Kelsey-Hayes Group (a division of Varity Corporation); Linde, Inc., f/k/a BOC Group and/or Aireo, Inc.; Lincoln Electric Co.; Praxair Distribution, Inc.; RCH Newco II; Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. (as successor-in-interest to Benjamin Foster, a division of AmChem Products Company); Stemmerich Supply Co.; Thermo Electric Co. (n/k/a Exteco, Inc.); and Union Carbide Corporation, Defendants and Appellees and 999 Quebec, Inc. (a/k/a International Boiler Works Company); ACandS, Inc. (individually and as successor-in-interest to Armstrong Contracting & Supply, Inc. and Keasby & Mattison Company); A.L. Crump and Company, Inc.; American Standard, Inc.; A.P.I., Inc. (a/k/a A.P.I. Company of Minnesota); A.W. Chesterton Company; Anchor Packing Company; Apollo Piping & Supply; Asbestos Corporation, Ltd.; Atlas Turner, Inc.; Australian Blue Asbestos, Pty.; Bell & Gosset; Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd.; Building Sprinkler Company, Inc.; CBS Corporation (f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation); Chromalox (a division of Emerson Electric Company); Combustion Engineering, Inc. (successor-in-interest to M.H. Detrick Company, Walsh Refractory Corporation and Refractory and Insulation Corporation); Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (successor-in-interest to Mundet Cork Corporation); CSR, Ltd. (a/k/a Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Ltd.) individually and as an alter-ego of Australian Blue Asbestos, Pty.; Dakota Welding Supply; Deltak, L.L.C. (a Unit of Jason Inc.); Detroit Stoker; Draxton Sales; Dresser Industries, Inc.; Durabla Manufacturing Company; E.J. Lavino and Company, Inc.; Electric Supply Corp.; Emerson Electric Co.; Ericsson, Inc. (f/k/a Cablee Corp.) (as successor-in-interest to Anaconda Wire & Cable Company); F.R.P. Products, Ltd.; F & C Supply, Inc.; Fargo-Moorhead Insulation Company; Firebrick Supply Co.; Fisher Governor Co.; Flintkote Company (individually and as successor-in-interest to Flintkote Mines, Ltd.); Flintkote Mines, Ltd.; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Company; George T. Walker & Co., Inc.; Georgia-Pacific Corp.; Henry Vogt Machine Company; Hercules Chemical Company, Inc.; Hickory Insulation Co.; Honeywell, Inc.; Hopeman Brothers, Inc.; Illinois Insulation Contracting Company, Inc. (f/k/a Illinois Roofing & Insulation Company); Ingersoll-Rand Company; Insulation Services, Inc.; International Vermiculite Co.; Jerguson Gage & Valve; J.H. France Refractories Company; Johnston Boiler Co.; Lac DArmante du Quebec, Ltee. (f/k/a Lake Asbestos of Quebec); Lochinvar; M.W. Kellogg Company; MacArthur Company; Mandan Electric Supply; Marmon Corporation; McMaster Carr Supply Company; McNeil Refactories, Inc.; Mellema Company; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Mine Safety Appliance Company; Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing; Northern Plumbing Supply, Inc.; The Okonite Company, Inc.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Parker Boiler Co.; Paul A. Douden; Pfizer, Inc.; Pipe, Valve & Fittings Company; Power Process Equipment, Inc.; Quigley Co., Inc.; Quin-T Corporation; Rapid-American Corporation; Research Cottrell, Inc.; Rockwell International Corporation; Rome Cable Corp.(a subsidiary of Rome Group Inc.); Roughrider Supply; Ryall Electric Supply Co.; Samuel Moore & Co.; Smith-Sharpe Company; SEPCO Corporation; Superior Boiler Works, Inc.; Sussman Electric Boilers; The Trane Company (a division of American Standard Inc.); U.S. Filter Co.; Union Boiler Co.; Uniroyal, Inc.; and Victor H. Leeby Company, Defendants 2011-02-18
In the Matter of the Application for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Bernice C. DELORME, a Member of the Bar of the State of North Dakota. Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota, Petitioner v. Bernice C. Delorme, Respondent 2011-03-17
Michael A. NELSON, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2011-03-22
Mary K. JOHNSON, Robert G. Liebl, Gregory D. Liebl and DeAnn R. Liebl, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. Bertha HOVLAND, Lambert Hovland, and all other persons unknown claiming any estate in or lien or encumbrance upon the property described in the Complaint, Defendants and Appellees v. EOG Resources, Inc., Intervenor Defendant 2011-03-22
Virginia CARKUFF, Greg Carkuff, Mercedes Carkuff, Joy Krush and Valerie Carkuff-Lommen, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. Jeffrey BALMER, Laurie Balmer, Mike L. McAlmond, Carolyn McAlmond, Jeff K. McAlmond, Angela S. McAlmond, Elaine Collins, Sharon Horne Woodmansee, Joann Sutton, John F. Sutton, Scott J. McAlmond, Ivalee McAlmond, Randall W. McAlmond, Melissa A. McAlmond, Linda Horne, Kent J. Horne, Janice J. Horne and Richard R. Balmer; and all other persons unknown who have or claim an interest in the property described in the Complaint, Defendants and Appellees 2011-03-22
Michiel James NUVEEN, Plaintiff, Appellant and Cross-Appellee v. Elizabeth Ann NUVEEN, Defendant, Appellee and Cross-Appellant 2011-03-22
Betty Lou LUND, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Orvell G. LUND, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-22
In the Interest of L.T. Hugh Thorfinnson, Petitioner and Appellee v. L.T., Respondent and Appellant 2011-03-22
Fred A. MOTSCHMAN, Jr., Plaintiff and Appellant v. BRIDGEPOINT MINERAL ACQUISITION FUND, LLC, Defendant and Appellee 2011-03-22
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Brett Evan SAUER, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-22
In the Matter of Appeal of GRAND FORKS HOMES, INC.; Continental Homes, Inc.; Homestead Place; MDI Limited Partnership #35; Faith & Hope, LP; Terzetto Village, LLC; and GFH Supportive Housing, LLC, Appellants v. STATE of North Dakota, by and through STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, and Grand Forks County, Appellees 2011-03-22
In the Interest of Richard Raymond VONDAL. State of North Dakota, Petitioner and Appellee v. Richard Raymond Vondal, Respondent and Appellant 2011-03-22
Interest of G.L.D. State of North Dakota, Petitioner and Appellee v. G.L.D., Respondent and Appellant 2011-03-22
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Randy Edward TOMPKINS, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-22
Daniel L. STEPHENSON, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Sharrie STEPHENSON, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-22
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Daryl Gene JOHNSON, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-22
Randy Lee SILLIMAN, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Lee DIRKZWAGER, as an individual, and All American Biodiesel, Inc., a North Dakota Corporation, Defendants All American Biodiesel, Inc., a North Dakota Corporation, Appellant 2011-03-22
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Drew Wyatt ERICKSON, Defendant and Appellee 2011-03-22
In the Matter of Appeal of GRAND FORKS HOMES, INC., Continental Homes, Inc., Homestead Place, MDI Limited Partnership #35, and Faith & Hope, LP, Appellants v. GRAND FORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Appellee; In the Matter of Appeal of Terzetto Village, LLC, Appellant v. Grand Forks Board of County Commissioners, Appellee 2011-03-22
COLLECTION CENTER, INC., Plaintiff and Appellee v. Michael J. BYDAL, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-22
Raymond J. GEFFRE, Appellant and Cross-Appellee v. NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Appellee and Cross-Appellant 2011-03-22
Sara Renae PRCHAL (n/k/a Sara Renae Gerdon), Plaintiff and Appellee v. Bradley Lawrence PRCHAL, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-22
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Sierra CHRISTIAN, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-22
Eugene Mike BERGER, Plaintiff and Appellant v. NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant and Appellee 2011-03-22
Jim KOST, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Allen M. KRAFT, Defendant and Appellant 2011-03-25
Kenneth LOPER, Plaintiff and Appellant v. William ADAMS, Defendant and Appellee 2011-03-25
John KLUG and Bob Barnard, individually, and John Klug and Bob Barnard, on behalf of the and as members of the Local Membership of the International Police Association (IUPA), Police Members and Pensioners, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. CITY OF MINOT, Defendant and Appellee 2011-03-25
Rodney THOMPSON and Karen Thompson, individually and derivatively on behalf of ARRK Investments, Inc. d/b/a Ultimate Rent All, Plaintiffs and Appellees v. Ronald E. SCHMITZ, ARRK Investments, Inc., and R.E.S. Investments, Inc. d/b/a Ultimate Transportation, Defendants and Appellants and David T. Nameniuk, CPA, Defendant 2011-03-28
In the Matter of the Application for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Steven Jay ROZAN. Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota, Petitioner v. Steven Jay Rozan, Respondent 2011-04-06
Edward CHRISTENSEN, Appellant v. NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee 2011-04-12
Michael SWANSON, James Swanson, Robert Swanson and Candyce Johnson, Plaintiffs and Appellees v. Glenn K. SWANSON, aka G.K. Swanson, Defendant and Appellant; Maggie McMillan, John F. Renick, Martha E. Renick, Riley Garrison, Peter Ellingson, aka Pete Ellingson, George Perrin, Arles O. Smith, Liberta Smith, Herman Soenke, Etta Soenke, David Keller, Cynthia Keller, Anna Garrison, aka Anna Swanson, Asmundur Swanson, William S. Swanson, the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees and successors in interest of William S. Swanson, deceased; Arlo C. Swanson, E. Lorraine Swanson, as Trustee of the E. Lorraine Swanson Revocable Trust, any unknown heirs, devisees and legatees or successors in interest of any of the named Defendants, be they deceased; all persons unknown claiming any interest in the property described in the complaint, Defendants and Glenn K. Swanson, Third Party Plaintiff and Appellant v. E. Lorraine Swanson, Third Party Defendant and Appellee 2011-04-12
Kim SCHUMACKER, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Curttis SCHUMACKER, Defendant and Appellant 2011-04-12
In the Matter of Jeffrey Keith WOLFF. Birch P. Burdick, States Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee v. Jeffrey Keith Wolff, Respondent and Appellant 2011-04-12
Russell E. BLOMDAHL, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Mary Ellen BLOMDAHL, Defendant and Appellant 2011-04-13