Johnson v. Hovland

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Mary Johnson, Robert Liebl, Gregory Liebl and DeAnn Liebl (collectively, “Liebls”) appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of the heirs and devisees of Lambert Hovland and Ritter, Laber & Associates, Inc. (collectively “Hovlands”), determining the ownership of certain mineral rights in real property. Because the district court did not err in denying the Liebls’ motion to amend their complaint to allege a claim for reformation of a deed and in granting the Hovlands’ motion for summary judgment, we affirm.

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[¶ 2] In 1976, Mathilda Olson conveyed a 50 percent…