Desert Partners IV, L.P. v. Benson

Jensen, Justice.

[¶1] John Benson appeals a district court judgment in a quiet title action determining Desert Partners IV, L.P. and Family Tree Corporation, Inc. own 32 net mineral acres in McKenzie County. Benson asserts the district court abused its discretion in denying his request for a continuance of the trial and erred in its conclusion that Desert Partners and Family Tree were good-faith purchasers of the minerals. We affirm.

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[¶2] In two deeds dated November 16, 1984, and January 1, 1985, John Benson, Edward Benson, Louise Benson, Geri Benson, and Ann Kemske each received an undivided…