Legal Opinion
Slope County Ex Rel. Board of County Commissioners v. Consolidation Coal Co.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1979No. Civ. 9545PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAND, Justice.
Presented in this case is the issue of whether or not the ownership by Consolidation Coal Company of certain lands in Slope County was reasonably necessary in the conduct of its mining operations. The Slope County District Court found the ownership was within the exception of North Dakota Century Code Ch. 10-06 which prohibits corporate ownership of agricultural lands except as are reasonably necessary in the conduct of the corporation’s business. We affirm.
The land in question, consisting of approximately 720 acres, was acquired by Truax-Traer Coal Company in 1954. In 1962,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Rummel v. RummelNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
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