Sundance Oil and Gas, LLC v. Hess Corporation

Jensén, Justice.

[¶ 1] Hess Corporation (“Hess”) appeals from a summary judgment determining Sundance Oil and Gas, LLC (“Sundance”) holds the superior leasehold mineral interest in a property located in Mountrail County. We reverse the district court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.

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[¶ 2] In May 2014, Sundance sued Hess and the owners of the disputed mineral rights, Barbara B. Corwin and Patricia'B. Goldberg, seeking to quiet title to leasehold mineral interests. In 1952, Edward J. Brown acquired a 50/20Q0ths interest in the mineral rights on the disputed property described as:

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