Johnston Land Company, LLC v. Sorenson

Crothers, Justice.

[¶ 1] Johnston Land Company, LLC, appeals from an order denying its petition to invalidate an alleged lien filed by attorney Sara K. Sorenson in the form of an affidavit regarding property in Grand Forks County. Johnston argues the district court erred in holding the affidavit was not a nonconsensual common-law lien and in not granting his petition to invalidate the lien. We affirm the order as to the affidavit's nature, reverse as to remaining issues and remand for additional proceedings.

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[¶ 2] A dispute over excessive attorney fees led to the present case. John E. Widdel,…