McEwen v. State

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to a petition for a mandamus against the State of North Dakota, doing business as the State Hail Insurance Department, S. A. Olsness as Commissioner of Insurance, and John Steen, as State Auditor.

On the 10th day of May, 1930, Jack MeEwen executed a crop-listing affidavit describing land subject to state hail insurance showing on the plat 300 acres of crop in section 12, twp. 158, range 52, in Walsh county, N. D., which affidavit was sworn to before Olaf A. Ilelland, assessor of said township, who duly listed the premises for hail…