Legal Opinion
Great Plains Royalty Corporation v. Earl Schwartz Company
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 2019No. 20180285PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McEvers, Justice.
*883 [¶1] Great Plains Royalty Corp. appeals from a judgment dismissing its complaint and deciding ownership of certain real property in favor of Earl Schwartz Co. ("ESCO"); Basin Minerals, LLC; SunBehm Gas, Inc.; and other defendants. Great Plains argues the district court erred in deciding ownership of the disputed properties in favor of the defendants. We reverse and remand.
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[¶2] In 1968, Great Plains' creditors initiated a bankruptcy case by filing an involuntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Myron Atkinson was appointed trustee for the bankruptcy estate,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hofsommer v. Hofsommer Excavating, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- Riverwood Commercial Park, L.L.C. v. Standard Oil Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
- Ungar v. North Dakota State UniversityNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
- Missouri Breaks, LLC v. BurnsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
- Estate of Pedro v. ScheelerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Great Plains Royalty Corp. v. Earl Schwartz Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2021
- Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. v. EOG Resources, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
- Hall v. HallNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2020
- Great Plains Royalty Corp. v. Earl Schwartz Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2022
- Great Plains Royalty Corp. v. Earl Schwartz Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2022
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