Legal Opinion

Braaten v. Deere & Co.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 17, 1996No. Civil 960058PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEUMANN, Justice.

Under N.D.R.App.P. 47.1 and N.D.C.C. Ch. 32-24, the district court for Stutsman County certified to this court two questions of law about the doctrine of equitable tolling of a statute of limitations. We decline to answer the questions.

On May 10, 1993, Arnold Boomgaarden was killed while operating a tractor owned by his brother, George Boomgaarden, and manufactured by Deere & Company. On May 4, 1995, Barbara Braaten, Arnold Boomgaar-den’s daughter and personal representative of his estate, filed a wrongful death action in federal district court against Deere & Company and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Addison v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Burr v. Trinity Medical CenterNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  3. C. L. W. ex rel. Waagen v. M. J.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Bellemare v. Gateway Builders, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Gelinske v. Farmers Grain & Trading Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bies v. ObregonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Braaten v. Deere & Co., Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. G.C.H.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
  4. K.L.T. v. NDDHHSNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2025
  5. State v. G.C.H.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2019

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