Legal Opinion
Braaten v. Deere & Co., Inc.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 21, 1997No. Civil 970080PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1] Barbara J. Braaten, personal representative for the estate of Arnold Lyle Boom-gaarden, appealed from the Judgment of the Stutsman County District Court dismissing her wrongful death action. The district court concluded North Dakota’s two-year statute of limitations for wrongful death actions may be tolled under the doctrine of equitable tolling, but found that because of Braaten’s lack of good faith, tolling was not warranted. We agree tolling is not warranted in this case and we affirm.
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[¶ 2] On May 10, 1993, Arnold Lyle Boom-gaarden was killed while…
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