Legal Opinion
Tong v. Borstad
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1975No. Civ. 9092PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff rendered in the district court of Williams County. It involves the role of custom in making law.
In the spring of 1957, Tong entered into a crop-share rental agreement for the farming of 560 acres of farmland in Williams County, North Dakota. This property was owned in part by Clayton Vedvick, now deceased, with the remaining 400 acres held in fractional interests by Adelaide Borstad and others for whom she acted as agent. Clayton Vedvick handled the business arrangements with Tong.
The parties originally entered into a half-…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re Estate of ElmerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973
- Robinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Hostetter v. ParkSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Nuelle Ex Rel. Reinhardt v. WellsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1967
- In Re Estate of JensenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
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