Legal Opinion
State ex rel. North Dakota Housing Finance Agency v. Center Mutual Insurance Co.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 2006No. 20050224PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAKING, Justice.
[¶ 1] Center Mutual Insurance Company (“Center Mutual”) appealed from a district court judgment holding Center Mutual liable to the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (“NDHFA”) for the amount of an insurance proceeds check paid over a forged endorsement. We affirm, concluding Center Mutual was not discharged on the improperly paid check and was liable to NDHFA for the amount of the check.
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[¶ 2] In 1994, Brian and Penny Grieme purchased a house in Mandan. They financed the home with a first-time home buyer loan through Bank Center First and executed a mortgage in favor of the…
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- City of Bismarck v. FettigNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
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