Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Mineral Estate, Inc.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 26, 1984No. Civ. 10498PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDERSON, Justice.
This case involves a dispute over the effect of an addendum clause to an oil and gas lease on a lessee’s obligation to make a deferred bonus payment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the lessor and ordered the lessee to pay $125,945.83 plus interest. The district court also denied the lessor’s motion to amend her complaint to allege fraud. We reverse and remand.
In November 1981, Mineral Estate, Inc., through its president, W.A. Bolinske, entered into a 30-day option agreement with LaVerne Johnson to lease property in Dunn County for oil and gas…
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3Cited by33 opinions
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