Steen and Berg Co. v. Berg

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Jean Berg, as the personal representative of the estate of R.W. Berg (“the estate”), appealed from a summary judgment ordering Steen and Berg Company *88(“Steen”) to pay the estate $160,741 plus interest, and ordering the estate to tender R.W. Berg’s shares and interest in the company to Steen in exchange for the payment under the terms of a stockholders’ agreement. We conclude Steen’s claim against the estate is barred by the non-claim provisions of N.D.C.C. § 30.1-19-03(2)(b), and we reverse.

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[¶2] Steen is a Fargo automobile repair business that was formed as a…