Solberg v. State Treasurer

Burtness, Dist. J.

In this action the plaintiff seeks to compel the defendants (the State Treasurer as trustee, of the State of North Dakota, the Bank of North Dakota, its agent, and the Industrial Commission of the State of North Dakota) to release to the plaintiff the reservation of 50% of oil, natural gas and minerals on or underlying approximately 90 acres of land in Williams County, North Dakota.. The facts involved are undisputed and may be summarized as follows:

In September 1937 the plaintiff and his wife had defaulted in the payment of their mortgage indebtedness upon the lands…