Burlington Northern, Inc. v. Hall

SAND, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendants, Ralph Mosser and Meta C. Mosser [hereinafter referred to as Mossers], and the heirs of L. P. Hall [hereinafter referred to as Hall heirs], from a district court judgment quieting title to mineral rights under 12 sections (approximately 7,750 acres) of land located in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, in Burlington Northern, Inc. [hereinafter referred to as Burlington Northern], and from a district court order denying the Hall heirs’ and Mossers’ motion pursuant to Rule 52(b), North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure.

As of 1 April 1944 the…