Legal Opinion
Hughes v. North Dakota Crime Victims Reparations Board
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1976No. Civ. 9246PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDERSON, Justice.
This appeal presents two questions of first impression for this Court:(1) Did the North Dakota Legislature, in enacting the Uniform Crime Victims Reparations Act (Chapter 65-13, North Dakota Century Code), intend that appeals from decisions of the Crime Victims Reparations Board would be taken directly to the Supreme Court?(2) Did the Legislature intend to compensate an individual who is eligible under the Uniform Crime Victims Reparations Act for lost wages resulting from his absence from work while testifying against his assailant?
Appellant Lloyd Hughes was assaulted in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Morton County Board of Park Commissioners v. WetschNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1965
- Saetz v. HeiserNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
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