Vorachek v. Citizens State Bank of Lankin

GIERKE, Acting Chief Justice.

Citizens State Bank of Lankin, LaVerne Gaarder, Roger Vorachek, and W.J. Vora-chek appeal from various orders and a judgment striking their joint answer, counterclaim, and cross-claim. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Citizens State Bank of Lankin [“Bank”] is a family-owned banking corporation with its principal place of business in Lankin, North Dakota. Plaintiffs Joseph Vora-chek, Georgetta Vorachek, Bernadine Ma-hon, and Lynette O’Linn are minority shareholders, together holding 367 shares of the 1250 total authorized shares. Defendants LaVerne…