Belden v. Hambleton

NEUMANN, Justice.

The North Dakota Future Fund appeals an order joining the Fund as a defendant to satisfy the unsecured wage claims of former employees of Safe Corporation International, Inc. We hold the order joining the Fund is not an appealable order. Under our supervisory jurisdiction, however, we direct the district court to dismiss the Fund as a party defendant.

The North Dakota Future Fund (the Fund) entered into a loan agreement with Safe Corporation International, Inc. (SCI) on September 10, 1992. The loan agreement gave the Fund a security interest in SCI’s accounts receivable,…