North Dakota Supreme Court, 2016

151 opinions

Tiffany Kay STOCK, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Robert Brandon STOCK, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-06
In the Matter of the VACANCY IN JUDGESHIP NO. 1, with Chambers in Devils Lake, North Dakota, Northeast Judicial District 2016-01-12
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Jeremy BALLARD, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-14
Deborah J. PALMER, surviving spouse of Gary J. Palmer, deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant v. 999 QUEBEC, INC. (f/k/a International Boiler Works Company), a Delaware corporation; A.H. Bennett Company, a Minnesota corporation; A.L. Crump and Company, Inc., an Illinois corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation, a Delaware corporation; A.W. Chesterton Company, a Massachusetts corporation; A.W. Kuettel & Sons, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Advocate Asbestos Mines, Ltd., a Canadian Corporation, Airco, Inc., a Delaware corporation; American Biltrite, Inc., American Standard, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Anchor Packing Company, a Delaware corporation; Apollo Piping & Supply, an Illinois corporation; Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., a Canadian corporation; Atlas Turner, Inc., a Canadian corporation; Australian Blue Asbestos, Pty., an Australian corporation; Bayer Cropscience, Inc., (successor to Rhone-Poulence, Inc., f/k/a Amchem Products, Inc., f/k/a Benjamin Foster Company, a New York Corporation); Beazer East, Inc., f/k/a Koppers Industries, Inc.; Beazer East, individually and as successor in the interest to THEIM and as successor in interest to Universal Refractories; Bell & Gossett a foreign corporation; Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd,, a. Canadian corporation; Bondex International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bondex Company, an Ohio corporation; Border States Industries, Inc., a North Dakota corporation; Bryan Steam Corporation, an Indiana corporation; Building Sprinklers Company, Inc., a North Dakota corporation; Burnham Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation; CBS Corporation (f/ k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation), a Pennsylvania corporation; Calaveras Asbestos Mines, individually and as a successor-in-interest to California Asbestos Company, a California corporation; California Asbestos Company, a California corporation; Carborundum Abrasives, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Carlisle Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Carol Cable Corporation, a division of AVNET, Inc., a foreign corporation; CertainTeed Corporation, a Maryland corporation; Chevron U.S.A., Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation; Chicago Wilcox Manufacturing Company, an Illinois corporation; Chromalox (a division of Emerson Electric Co.), a Missouri , corporation; Cleaver Brooks, Division of Aqua-Chem, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Columbia Bailer Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Crane - Company, a Delaware corporation; Crane Johnson Company, a North Dakota corporation; Crane Packing Company, a foreign corporation; Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (individually and as successor-in-interest) to Mundet Cork Corporation; CSR, Ltd. (a/k/a Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Ltd.), an Australian corporation, individually and as an alter-ego of Australian Blue Asbestos, Pty.; Dakota Welding Supply, a North Dakota corporation; Dana Corporation, a Virginia corporation; Deltak, L.L.C., a Unit of Jason, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Detroit Stoker, a Michigan corporation; Domco Products Texas, L.P., f/k/a Azrock Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Dossert Corp., a New York corporation; Draxton Sales, a Minnesota corporation; Durabla Manufacturing Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; E.J. Lavino and Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Eaton Corporation (individually and as successor-in-interest to Samuel Moore & Company); an Ohio corporation; Egbert Corporation, individually and as success-in-interest to S.K. Wellman Corporation, an Ohio corporation; Electric Supply Corp., an Illinois corporation; Elliott Turbomachinery Company, Inc.; Emerson Electric Co., a Missouri corporation; Ericsson, Inc., (f/k/a Cable Corp.) a Delaware corporation (as successor-in-interest to Anaconda Wire & Cable Company); Excelsior, Inc., an Illinois corporation; Essex Group, Inc., Michigan corporation (individually and as successor-in-interest to Essex International, Inc.); F.R.P. Products, Ltd., a foreign corporation; P & C Supply, Inc., a North Dakota corporation; Fargo-Moorhead Insulation Company, a North Dakota corporation; Firebrick Supply Co., a Minnesota corporation; Fisher Controls International, LLC, f/k/a Fisher Govenor Co., an Iowa corporation; Foseco, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Foster Products Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (as successor-in-interest to Foster Products Division of H.B. Fuller Company and to the Benjamin Foster Division of AmChem Products, Inc.); Foster Wheeler Corporation, a New York corporation; Frommelt Safety Products, a Wisconsin corporation; Fuel Economy Engineering Co., a Minnesota corporation; Gardner Denver Machinery, Inc., (individually and as successor-in-interest to Joy Technologies, Inc. f/k/a Joy Manufacturing Company) a Delaware corporation; General Electric Company, a foreign business corporation organized under the laws of New York; General Engineering Development Corporation, f/k/a Fuel Economy Engineering Company, a South Dakota corporation; General Refractories Company; George T. Walker & Co., Inc., a foreign corporation; Georgia-Pacific Corp., a Georgia corporation; Goodrich Corporation, f/k/a B.F. Goodrich Company, a New York corporation; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation; Goulds Pumps; Graybar Electric, a New York corporation; Greene, Tweed & Co., a Pennsylvania corporation; Grinnell Corporation, a Minnesota corporation; H.B. Fuller, Co., a Minnesota corporation; H.E. Everson Company, a North Dakota corporation; H.H. Robertson Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Hedman Mines, Ltd., a Canadian corporation; Hennig Packing & Gasket Corporation, an Illinois corporation; Henry Vogt Machine Company, a Kentucky corporation; Hercules Chemical Company, Inc., a New Jersey corporation; Hickory Insulation Co., a foreign corporation; Hobart Brothers Co., an Ohio corporation; Honeywell, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Houston Specialty Wire & Cable Co., a Delaware corporation; IMO Industries, Inc.; Industrial Contractors, Inc., a North Dakota corporation; Industrial Holdings Corporation, f/k/a The Carborundum Company, a Delaware corporation; Ingersoll-Rand Company, a New Jersey corporation; Illinois Insulation Contracting Company, Inc., (f/k/a Illinois Roofing & Insulation Company), an Illinois corporation; Inductotherm Industries, Inc., a New Jersey corporation; Insulation Services, Inc., a Louisiana corporation; International Vermiculite Co., an Illinois corporation; ITT Corporation; J.H. France Refractories Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; The Jamar Company, a Minnesota corporation (individually and as successor-in-interest and liability to the Walker-Jamar Company, a former Minnesota corporation); Jaquays Mining Company, an Arizona corporation; Jerguson Gage & Valve, a foreign corporation; John Crane, Inc., a Delaware corporation (successor-in-interest to John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. and Crane Packing Company); Johnston Boiler Co., a Michigan corporation; J.M. Asbestos Sales, Inc.; J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Kaiser Gypsum Company, a Washington corporation; Kelly-Moore Paint Company, a California corporation; Kelsey-Hayes Group (a division of Varity Corporation), a Delaware corporation; Kewanee Boiler Corporation (n/k/a OakFabCo, Inc.), an Illinois corporation; Lac d Amiante du Quebec, Ltee. (f/k/a/Lake Asbestos of Quebec), a Canadian corporation; Lamons Metal Gasket Company, a Delaware corp.; Lincoln Electric Co., an Ohio corporation; Lipe-Rollway Corporation, a New York corporation; Lochinvar, a Tennessee corporation; Mandan Electric Supply, a foreign corporation; Marmon Corporation, a Delaware corporation; McMaster Carr Supply Company, an Illinois corporation; McNeil Refractories, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation; Mellema Company, a Minnesota corporation; Metate Asbestos Mines, an Arizona corporation; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a foreign corporation; Mine Safety Appliance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, a Delaware corporation; Natkin Group, Inc., as successor to Fuel Economy Engineering Company, a Delaware corporation; Northern Plumbing & Heating, Inc., a North Dakota corporation; Northern Plumbing Supply, Inc., a North Dakota corporation; OakFabCo, Inc. f/k/a Kewanee Boiler Corporation an Illinois corporation; The Okonite Company, Inc., a New Jersey corporation; Owens-Illinois, Inc., an Ohio corporation; Parker Boiler Co., a California corporation; Paul A. Douden, a Colorado corporation; Paul W. Abbott Company, Inc., a foreign corporation; Pfizer, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Phelps Dodge Industries, a New York corporation; Pipe, Valve & Fittings, Co., a Colorado corporation; Power Process Equipment, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Praxair Distribution, Inc., a foreign corporation; Quin-T Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Rapid-American Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Research Cottrell, Inc., a New Jersey corporation; Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., a New York corporation (as successor-in-interest to Benjamin Foster, a division of AmChem Products Company); Riley Power, Inc., f/k/a Riley Stoker Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation; Robinson Insulation, a Montana corporation; Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corp. (f/k/a The Rockbestos Company) a Delaware corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary Marmon Corporation); Rockwell International Corporation, a Nevada corporation; Rome Cable Corp., a Delaware corporation, (a subsidiary of Rome Group, Inc.); Roughrider Supply, a foreign corporation; RPM, Inc., an Ohio corporation; Ryall Electric Supply, Inc., a Colorado corporation; S.O.S. Products Company, Inc., a New York corporation; Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. f/k/a Norton Company individually and as successor by merger with Carborundum Abrasives Company, a Massachusetts corporation; SEPCO Corporation, an Alabama corporation; Singer Safety Company, an Illinois corporation; Smith-Sharpe Company, a Minnesota corporation; Sprinkman Sons Corporation, an Illinois corporation; Sternmerich Supply Co., a Missouri corporation; Superior Boiler Works, Inc., a Kansas corporation; Sussman Electric Boilers, a New York corporation; Square D, a brand of Schneider Electric; 3M; Thermo Electric Co., a New Jersey corporation; The Trane Co., a New York corporation, (a division of American Standard, Inc.); U.S. Filter Co., a foreign corporation; Union Boiler Co., a Delaware corporation; Union Carbide Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Uniroyal, Inc., a New Jersey corporation; United Conveyor Corporation, an Illinois corporation; Victor H. Leeby Company, a North Dakota corporation; Walker Jamar Company, A Minnesota corporation; Warren Pumps, LLC f/k/a Warren Pumps, Inc.; Weil McLain Company, a Delaware corporation; Western Steel & Plumbing, Inc., a North Dakota corporation; Whittier Filtration, Inc. f/k/a U.S. Filter/Whitter, Inc., a subsidiary of Water Applications & Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Yarway Corporation; Zurn Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendants. A.W. Kuettel & Sons, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Appellee 2016-01-14
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Dustin Hayes KNOX, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-14
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Jeremy David HANNAH, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-14
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AUTOMOBILE, VIN: 1J4GZ78Y5WC143664, $618 United States Currency, Defendants and Mark Matuska, Interested Party and Appellant 2016-01-14
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Cody Michael ATKINS, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-14
Tara Dawn RITTER, n/k/a Tara McDonald, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Joshua Daniel RITTER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-14
Lindsay FORSTER (n/k/a Lindsay Seitz), Plaintiff and Appellee v. Adam FLAAGAN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-14
Todd A. WANTTAJA, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Caroline L. WANTTAJA, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-14
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Karl Andrew HORNING, Defendant and Appellee 2016-01-14
ESTATE OF Darwin A. GLASOE, LeAnne Glasoe, and Kris Glasoe, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. WILLIAMS COUNTY, N.D.; Bradley Parker and Brenda Parker, Husband and Wife, and all other persons unknown claiming any estate or interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon the property described in the complaint, Defendants Williams County, N.D., Appellee 2016-01-19
TITAN MACHINERY, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant v. PATTERSON ENTERPRISES, INC., and Josh Patterson, Defendants Patterson Enterprises, Inc., Defendant, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee 2016-01-21
PHI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant v. JOHNSTON LAW OFFICE, P.C., Defendant, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee and Choice Financial Group, Defendant, Appellee, and Cross-Appellant 2016-01-26
In the Matter of the VACANCY IN JUDGESHIP NO. 7, with Chambers in Jamestown, North Dakota, Southeast Judicial District. In the Matter of the Vacancy in Judgeship No. 2, with Chambers in Valley City, North Dakota, Southeast Judicial District 2016-02-16
In the Interest of Jeremy Tim JOHNSON Rozanna C. Larson, County States Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee v. Jeremy Tim Johnson, Respondent and Appellant 2016-02-18
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Michael Mills McCLARY, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-18
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Bryan REDDIG, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-18
In the Matter of the Annexation of a Part of LEWIS & CLARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #161 OF WARD, Mountrail, Renville and McLean Counties to Garrison Public School District #51 of McLean and Ward Counties (Johnson, and others Petition), Plaintiffs Dwight Johnson, & Darin Vangsness, Appellants v. State Board of Public School Education of the State of North Dakota, Waid County Superintendent of Schools, Garrison Public School District # 51, Lewis and Clark Public School District # 161, Defendants, State Board of Public School Education of the State of North Dakota and Lewis and Clark Public School District # 161, Appellees 2016-02-18
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Patricia GOODALE, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-18
FRIENDS OF DUANE SAND-2012, Petitioner and Appellant v. JOB SERVICE NORTH DAKOTA, and Joseph Meyer, Respondents Job Service North Dakota, Appellee 2016-02-18
WILLISTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellee v. WILLISTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-18
Shannon DIETERLE, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Angela DIETERLE, n/k/a/ Angela Hansen, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-18
Bradley BROUILLET, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Marsha BROUILLET, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-18
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Ryan Neil ANDERSON, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-18
DESERT PARTNERS IV, L.P., and Family Tree Corporation, Plaintiffs and Appellees v. Thomas H. BENSON, Leatrice Benson, John Benson, Brian Benson, Ann P. Kemske, Jon Kemske; and all other persons unknown claiming any estate or interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the property described in the Complaint, Defendants John Benson, Appellant and Ann P. Kemske and Jon Kemske, Appellees 2016-02-18
BLACK GOLD OILFIELD SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellant v. The CITY OF WILLISTON, and the Williston City Commission, Defendants and Appellees 2016-02-18
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Lowell H. VAAGE, Deceased, Correne Vaage, as Special Personal Representative of the Estate of Lowell H. Vaage, Plaintiff and Appellant v, The State of North Dakota, the Estate of Kenneth Vaage; and his surviving widow, Verna L. Vaage; and their children; ; James Vaage, Gregory Vaage; Bruce Vaage; and Kathleen M. Hettenbough; the Estate of Donald Vaage, and his surviving widow, Mae L. Vaage, and their child, Gary Vaage-if living, and all other persons interested in their estates, if deceased; and all other persons unknown claiming any estate or interest in or lien or encumbrance on the property described in the Complaint, Defendants James Vaage, Gregory Vaage and Bruce Vaage, Appellees 2016-02-18
Curtis L. ERICKSON, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Dean OLSEN, Susan Olsen, Bobby Olsen, Clee Raye Olsen, Marion Bergquist, and the Estate of Clarence Erickson, Defendants, Dean Olsen, Susan Olsen, Bobby Olsen, Clee Raye Olsen, Marion Bergquist, Defendants and Appellants 2016-02-18
Heather J. HAAG, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Michael HAAG, Defendant and Appellee and State of North Dakota, Statutory Real Party In Interest 2016-02-18
Tyronne B. KITTLESON, Trustee, Tyronne B. Kittleson Real Estate and Oil Trust, Plaintiff and Appellee v. GRYNBERG PETROLEUM COMPANY; Celeste C. Grynberg, Trustee of the Rachel Susan Grynberg Trust; Celeste C. Grynberg, Trustee of the Stephen Mark Grynberg Trust; and Celeste C. Grynberg, Trustee of the Miriam Zela Grynberg Trust, Defendants and Appellants; and Grynberg Petroleum Company; Celeste C. Grynberg, Trustee of the Rachel Susan Grynberg Trust; Celeste C. Grynberg, Trustee of the Stephen Mark Grynberg Trust; and Celeste C. Grynberg, Trustee of the Miriam Zela Grynberg Trust, Third-Party Plaintiffs v. Missouri River Royalty Corporation, Third-Party Defendant 2016-02-22
NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Nickolas Chance ROLLER, as Personal Representative to the Estate of Chase Roller, Defendant; and Chris Kemp, as the guardian and next friend of G.K., and on behalf of all of the heirs at law of Stephanie Nelson, deceased, Defendant and Appellant v. Todd Anderson, individually and Becky Anderson, individually, Third-Party Defendants 2016-02-22
Amy HILTNER, Plaintiff v. OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2016-02-24
Kayla RATH, Plaintiff v. Mark RATH, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-24
Matthew Alan EAGLEMAN, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2016-03-15
Laurita A. WERVEN, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Ralph M. WERVEN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
Patricia Lynn SCHURMANN, n/k/a Patricia Lynn Heidt, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Ralf Stefan SCHURMANN, Defendant and Appellee 2016-03-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Robert Anthony PUTNEY, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
APM, LLLP, Plaintiff and Appellant v. TCI INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., Defendant and Appellee 2016-03-15
Lowell DEGNAN, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Barbara DEGNAN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Corey Michael COSTA, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
Craig Thomas CUDMORE, Appellant, v. DIRECTOR OF the NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee 2016-03-15
Spencer Kerry CURTISS, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2016-03-15
In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF K.J.C. K.B.C., and B.J.C., Petitioners and Appellees v. K.J.C., D.V.T. and The Executive Director of the Department of Human Service Department, State of North Dakota, Respondents D.V.T., Appellant 2016-03-15
Audra D. WOODY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PEMBINA COUNTY ANNUAL FAIR AND EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION, Defendant and Appellee 2016-03-15
CITY OF GRAND FORKS, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Jason William GALE, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee. v. Ruthie Michelle MANN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Peggy Frederick KELLER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
Michael P. MARTIRÉ, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Sandra Hendricksen MARTIRÉ, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
WELCH CONSTRUCTION & EXCAVATING, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Linh Duc DUONG, d/b/a Classy Nails, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-18
Kayla RATH, Petitioner v. Mark RATH, Respondent and Appellant 2016-03-28
CAPITAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., Appellant v. NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., Appellees 2016-03-28
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Blaise M. OCONNOR, Defendant and Appellee 2016-03-28
Gregory C. LARSON, Plaintiff, Appellant and Cross-Appellee v. Ana Cristina Dos Santos Conceicao LARSON n/k/a, Ana Cristina Dos Santos Conceicao, Defendant, Appellee and Cross-Appellant and State of North Dakota, Statutory Real Party In Interest 2016-04-12
Jerry LUMLEY and Linda Lumley, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. Elaine KAPUSTA, Defendant and Appellee 2016-04-12
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Cameron Lee PELTIER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-04-12
Tilmer Paul EVERETT, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2016-04-12
Andrew John GILLMORE, Petitioner and Appellant v. Grant LEVI, Director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Respondent and Appellee 2016-04-12
Bo Daniel SCHMIDT, Petitioner and Appellant v. Grant LEVI, Director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Respondent and Appellee 2016-04-12
CITY OF FARGO, Plaintiff and Appellee v. William RAKOWSKI, Defendant and Appellant 2016-04-12
Nathan LANGWALD, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Patricia Lee LANGWALD, Defendant and Appellant 2016-04-15
David B. GRAY, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Terry BERG, Defendant and Appellee 2016-04-18
Kayla RATH, Plaintiff v. Mark RATH, Defendant and Appellant 2016-04-18
VALENTINA WILLISTON, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GADECO, LLC, Defendant and Appellee 2016-04-21
Alane A. SCHMUCK, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Richard D. SCHMUCK, Defendant and Appellee 2016-05-26
The NEXT STEP, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Jamie REDMON, Defendant and Appellee 2016-05-26
PLAINS MARKETING, LP and Van Hook Crude Terminal, LLC, Appellants v. MOUNTRAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Appellee 2016-05-26
In the Interest of N.A., child. State of North Dakota Petitioner and Appellee v. N.A., child, L.A., mother, M.P., father, and Janice Briese, Guardian ad Litem, and Executive Director of the ND Department of Human Services, Respondent M.P., father, Appellant 2016-05-26
CITY OF BISMARCK, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Barbara SOKALSKI, Defendant and Appellant 2016-05-26
Ronald Scott THOMPSON, Plaintiff and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Defendant and Appellee 2016-05-26
In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP and Conservatorship of R.G., an Incapacitated Person C.G., Petitioner v. K.P.; S.P.; R.G.; K.N., co-guardian; S.S., co-guardian; Audrey Ulrich, co-guardian; GAPS; American State Bank & Trust, conservator; Jeff Nehring, guardian ad litem; and Christopher Carlson, guardian ad litem, Respondents K.P., Appellant C.G.; American State Bank & Trust, conservator, Appellees 2016-05-26
CHEETAH PROPERTIES 1, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellant v. PANTHER PRESSURE TESTERS, INC., Defendant and Appellee 2016-05-26
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Taylor WILKIE, Defendant and Appellant 2016-05-26
26TH STREET HOSPITALITY, LLP, Plaintiff and Appellant v. REAL BUILDERS, INC.; Joel J. Feist, individually and as Managing Partner of 26th Street Hospitality, LLP; Joeleon Holdings, LLP; and Solid, LLC, Defendants. Real Builders, Inc.; Joel J. Feist, individually and as Managing Partner of 26th Street Hospitality, LLP; Joeleon Holdings, LLP, Appellees 2016-05-26
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Austin Van ZOMEREN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-05-26
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Rodney Michael ROGAHN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-05-26
Peter John GRZESKOWIAK, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2016-05-26
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee and Shannon L. Strating, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Kenneth A. ANDRES, Defendant and Appellee 2016-05-26
Sarah VOGEL, individually and for all those similarly situated, Plaintiff and Appellant v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY, an Ohio Corporation, Defendant and Appellee 2016-05-31
Greg HOLVERSON, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Susan LUNDBERG, as Trustee of the Gabriel J. Brown Trust, Defendant and Appellant 2016-05-31
Lori JURY, Plaintiff and Appellant v. BARNES COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, Defendant and Appellee 2016-06-02
Randy HOLKESVIG, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Gerald VANDEWALLE, individually and as Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court, and the State of North Dakota, Defendants and Appellees 2016-06-02
Kayla RATH, Plaintiff, v. Mark RATH, Defendant and Appellant 2016-06-02
In the Matter of the Application for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Wade G. ENGET, A Member of the Bar of the State of North Dakota. Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court, Petitioner v. Wade G. Enget, Respondent 2016-06-06
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Chili Carlene MUSSELMAN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-06-07
In the Matter of the Application for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Michael WARD, a Member of the Bar of the State of North Dakota. Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court, Petitioner v. Michael Ward, Respondent 2016-06-09
PHI FINANCIAL SERVICES, Inc., Plaintiff and Appellee v. JOHNSTON LAW OFFICE, P.C., and Choice Financial Group, Defendants. Johnston Law Office, P.C., Appellant 2016-06-10
In the Matter of the Application for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Michael WARD, a Member of the Bar of the State of North Dakota. Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court, Petitioner v. Michael Ward, Respondent 2016-06-10
Nathan RATLIFF, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2016-06-30
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Benjamin Blake CLAYTON, Defendant and Appellant 2016-06-30
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant v. John Immanuel HIRSCHKORN, Defendant and Appellee 2016-06-30
Penny BARTHOLOMAY, individually for herself and the heirs at law of Jon D. Bartholomay, Deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant v. PLAINS GRAIN & AGRONOMY, LLC, Defendant and Appellee 2016-06-30
In the Interest of G.A.S. J.S., Petitioner and Appellee v. G.A.S., Respondent and Appellant 2016-06-30
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Adrian Scott WILLIAMS, Defendant and Appellant 2016-06-30
Roland RIEMERS, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Heidee HILL, Jason D. Hill, Hannah Hill, Ashley Roesler, and Hailey Marie Hill, Defendants and Appellees 2016-06-30
Matthew VISCITO, Mary Lynn Berntson, and Florence Properties, LLC, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. Kevin CHRISTIANSON, Paces Lodging Corporation, Mednational, LLC, Aurora Medical Park No. 2, LLC, and Jeff Sjoquist, Defendants and Appellees 2016-06-30
Jody James JANGULA, Petitioner and Appellant v. NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Respondent and Appellee 2016-06-30
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Justin Edward BAKER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-06-30
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Brandon Wesley CARLSON, Defendant and Appellant 2016-06-30
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Mark BEAULIEU, Defendant and Appellant 2016-06-30
Dustin LIMBERG, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff and Appellant v. SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO, a North Dakota corporation, Sanford Health Network North, a North Dakota corporation, Sanford North, a North Dakota corporation and Sanford, a North Dakota corporation and Does 1 through 25, inclusive, Defendants and Appellees 2016-06-30
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Robert Anthony PUTNEY, Defendant and Appellant 2016-06-30
Ray ZAJAC, Appellant v. TRAILL COUNTY WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT, Appellee 2016-06-30
Dean BJORNEBY, Keith Bjorneby, Chris Bjorneby, and Josh Bjorneby, individually, and collectively d/b/a Lone Wolf Farms, Plaintiffs and Appellees v. NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Bryan Hurst, Defendants and Appellants 2016-07-07
CONSTELLATION DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellant v. WESTERN TRUST COMPANY, Gary G. Hoffman, Trustee, and Dabbert Custom Homes, LLC, Defendants and Appellees 2016-07-07
Jonathan T. GARAAS, Appellant v. CASS COUNTY JOINT WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State of North Dakota, Appellee 2016-07-20
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Karl HORNING, Defendant and Appellee 2016-07-20
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Tyler ASBACH, Defendant and Appellant 2016-07-20
Helen REBEL, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Rodney Allen REBEL, Defendant and Appellee 2016-07-20
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Curtis Vernon FRANCIS, Defendant and Appellant 2016-07-20
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Charles Lee DAVIS, II, Defendant and Appellant 2016-07-20
Janis KLEIN, n/k/a Janis Banasik, Plaintiff, Appellee and Cross-Appellant v. Scott KLEIN, Defendant, Appellant and Cross-Appellee 2016-07-20
CITY OF NAPOLEON, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Leona J. KUHN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-07-20
Allen RATLIFF, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2016-07-20
Lonny C. SANDAHL and Lilian K. Sandahl, Appellants, v. CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF LARIMORE, Appellee 2016-07-20
David Lynn HIEB, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2016-07-20
Damon WHITE BIRD, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee 2016-07-20
In the Interest of D.W. Melanie Price Dornonville de la Cour, Assistant States Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee, v. D.W., Respondent and Appellant 2016-07-25
Vineca Ann PETERSON, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Robert Lee PETERSON, Defendant and Appellant 2016-07-26
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Brandon Mark HEIER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-07-28
NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT # 8, Appellant v. STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION, Appellee and Kristi L. Gutierrez, Respondent 2016-08-17
Tyler Dale ELL, Petitioner and Appellant v. DIRECTOR, Department of Transportation, Respondent and Appellee 2016-08-17
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Alfred Rayshan GARNDER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-08-17
Rick SNIDER and Janan Snider d/b/a RJ Snider Construction, Plaintiff and Appellees v. DICKINSON ELKS BUILDING, LLC, Defendant and Appellant 2016-08-17
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Claude Joseph MERCIER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-08-17
In re 2015 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO ENTER LAND FOR SURVEYS AND EXAMINATION ASSOCIATED WITH A PROPOSED NORTH DAKOTA DIVERSION AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES. Cass County Joint Water Resource District, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Steven Brakke; Colleen Brakke; Dorothy V. Brakke, as trustee of the Dorothy V. Brakke Revocable Living Trust under agreement dated April 3, 1980, as amended and as beneficiary and possible successor Trustee of the H. Donald Brakke Revocable Living Trust under agreement dated July 28, 1977, as amended; Paul E. Brakke; and H. Donald Brakke; K-F Farm Partnership; Christopher Narum; and Jeanne D. Narum, Defendants. Steven Brakke; Colleen Brakke; Dorothy V. Brakke, as trustee of the Dorothy V. Brakke Revocable Living Trust under agreement dated April 3, 1980, as amended and as beneficiary and possible successor Trustee of the H. Donald Brakke Revocable Living Trust under agreement dated July 28, 1977, as amended; Paul E. Brakke; and H. Donald Brakke, Appellants. In re 2015 Application for Permit to Enter Land for Surveys and Examination Associated with a Proposed North Dakota Diversion and Associated Structures. Cass County Joint Water Resource District, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Glen Libbrecht; Danyeal Barta; Vance Barta; Laurie Brakke; Michael Brakke; Marilyn G. Libbrecht and Glen Libbrecht, Co-Trustees of the Catherine Libbrecht Trust; Annette Delaney; David Delaney; Derek S. Flaten; Micheal Fosse; Merry Lou Haakson; Kenneth W. Hatlestad; David Houkom; Douglas W. Johnson; Jeffrey K. Johnson; Martin Johnson; Douglas Kummer; Jacalyn Kummer; Jon Larson; Julie Larson; Brian T. Leiseth; Timothy J. Leiseth; Glen Libbrecht; Marilyn G. Libbrecht; Nancy Loberg; David L. Lotzer; James Martin; Marlys Martin; Anne Miller; Collin Miller; Roger Miller; Mari Palm and Robert Helbling, Co-Trustees of the MKRM Trust; Kelly Pergande; Kristie Sauvageau; Terry Sauvageau; Alan and Barbara Thunberg, Co-Trustees of the Thunberg Living Trust; Kristine Valan; Orlen Valan, Jr.; Western Trust Company; Kayla M. Woodley, Defendants. Mari Palm and Robert Helbling, Co-Trustees of the MKRM Trust; Michael Brakke; and Laurie Brakke, Appellants 2016-08-18
In the Matter of the VACANCY IN JUDGESHIP NO. 5, with Chambers in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Northeast Central Judicial District 2016-08-19
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Chris ENGELHORN, Defendant and Appellee 2016-08-22
Sandra HOROB, Steven Poeckes, Steve Shae, Mike Shae, and Paul Shae, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. ZAVANNA, LLC, Wiser Oil Company, CSX Oil Corporation, Petro Hunt, LLC, Atlantic Richfield Co. assigned to BP American Production Company, Mid-Continent Energy Investors, LP, Huntington Natural Resources, Texas Gas Exploration, Westport Oil & Gas Company, Empire Drilling Company, Gene McCutchin, John Klemer, Lamar Hunt, Caroline Hunt Schoelkopf f/k/a Caroline Hunt Sands, Estate of Loyd B. Sands, William Herbert Hunt Trust Estate, Farrar Oil Co., Mary K. Harris, Steven H. Harris Family Limited Partnership, Forest Oil Corp., A.G. Golden, Mary S. Golden, Great American Drilling Partnership-1, Great American Drilling Exploration Corp., Atropos Exploration Co., Al-Aquitaine, Inc. f/k/a Aquitaine Oil Corp., Panda Exploration, Inc., Adobe Resources Corp., Prince Minerals, Ltd., Prince Minerals II, Ltd., Texas Gas Exploration, Ltd., Western Exploration, Ltd., Mid-Continent Energy, Inc., Spring Creek Exploration and Production, LLC, Vintage Oil & Gas, LLC, Sierra Resources, Inc., Internos, Inc., Pradera Del Notre, Inc., David D. Peterson, Atropos Exploration, Inc., Richie V. Matchette, Split Creek Enterprises, LLC, Wild Basin Oil & Gas, Onyx Energy, LLC, Cody Oil and Gas, Mountain View Energy, Crystal BGF, LP, Anglin Oil, LLC, Pearson Oil & Gas, LLC, Serenity, LLC, Sundance Energy, Bakken Caballeros, Rutter Enterprises, Weisser Oil, Eagle River Ventures, Ulmer Energy, Liberty Resources, River Bend, Keybridge Resources, LLC, Denbury Onshore, and Energen Resources Corp., Defendants Zavanna, LLC, Petro Hunt, LLC, Atlantic Richfield Co. assigned to BP American Production Company, John Klemer, William Herbert Hunt Trust Estate, Mary K. Harris, Steven H. Harris Family Limited Partnership, Spring Creek Exploration and Production, LLC, Vintage Oil & Gas, LLC, Sierra Resources, Inc., Internos, Inc., Pradera Del Notre, Inc., Split Creek Enterprises, LLC, Wild Basin Oil & Gas, Onyx Energy, LLC, Cody Oil and Gas, Mountain View Energy, Crystal BGF, LP, Anglin Oil, LLC, Pearson Oil & Gas, LLC, Serenity, LLC, Sundance Energy, Bakken Caballeros, Rutter Enterprises, Weisser Oil, Eagle River Ventures, Ulmer Energy, River Bend, Keybridge Resources, LLC, and Energen Resources Corp., Appellees 2016-08-23
John Duane ADAMS, Plaintiff and Appellee, and Cross-Appellant v. Sandra Kathleen ADAMS, Defendant and Appellant, and Cross-Appellee 2016-08-24
Joan TANGEDAL and Shane Tangedal, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. William MERTENS, Mavis Mertens, Defendants and Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, Lake Region District Health Unit, Defendants and Appellees 2016-08-25
Eugene E. TASZAREK, Marlys J. Taszarek, Trina F. Schilling, Steven E. Taszarek, and Michael E. Taszarek, Plaintiffs and Appellees v. LAKEVIEW EXCAVATING, INC., Brian Welken, German Township and Dickey County, Defendants Brian Welken, Appellant 2016-08-31
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Delvin Lamont SHAW, Defendant and Appellant 2016-08-31
CITY OF GRAND FORKS, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Nicole Louell JACOBSON, Defendant and Appellant 2016-08-31
Benjamin Becerra GARCIA, Appellant v. Grant LEVI, Director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation, Appellee 2016-08-31
Joe A. SCHMIDT, Kelly P. Buettner-Schmidt, Barry D. Hoffer, Susan L. Hoffer, Michael A. Lucy, Nancy A. Lucy, Steve P. Muus, Fae M. Self, Gene E. Nettleton, Lori J. Nettleton, Clyde Houge, Janelle Houge, Jon Anderson, John Seier, Julie Seier, Rich Hulm, Appellants v. CITY OF MINOT, Minot City Council, and Minot Planning Commission, Appellees 2016-08-31
MONSTER HEAVY HAULERS, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellee v. GOLIATH ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, Karl Troestler, and George Satterfield, Defendants Goliath Energy Services, LLC, and George Satterfield, Appellants; Rossco Crane and Rigging, Inc., Plaintiff and Appellee v. Goliath Energy Services, LLC, Karl Troestler, and George Satterfield, Defendants Goliath Energy Services, LLC, and George Satterfield, Appellants 2016-09-02
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Danny BIRCHFIELD, Defendant and Appellant 2016-09-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Christopher David HARNS, Defendant and Appellant 2016-09-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Kyle Lynn BAXTER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-09-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Deven James SCHMIDT, Defendant and Appellant 2016-09-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Steve Michael BEYLUND, Defendant and Appellant 2016-09-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Jayden Rae WASHBURN, Defendant and Appellee 2016-09-15
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Jonathan KORDONOWY, Defendant and Appellant 2016-09-15
In the Matter of Reciprocal DISCIPLINE OF Nicholas T. HADERLIE, a Member of the Bar of the State of North Dakota 2016-09-20
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Larry KETTERLING, Deceased. Richard Erbele, Personal Representative, Petitioner and Appellee v. Linda Ketterling, Respondent and Appellant and Lodeva Ketterling, Respondent and Kristine Rauh, Travis Ketterling and Evan Ketterling, Respondents and Appellees 2016-09-26
Samantha GILLESPIE and Tina Taylor, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. NATIONAL FARMERS UNION PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee 2016-10-04
Tina M. RAAP f/k/a Tina M. Lenton, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Lance D. LENTON, Defendant and Appellant and State of North Dakota, Statutory Real Party in Interest and Appellee 2016-10-04
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Joshua Michael PETERSON, Defendant and Appellant 2016-10-04
Edward P. FERGUSON and Lavonna M. Ferguson, Plaintiffs and Appellees v. CITY OF FARGO, Defendant and Appellant 2016-10-04