Sargent County Water Resource District v. Mathews

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Nancy Mathews and Paul Mathews appealed from a judgment determining the ownership and control of certain property in Sargent County. We reverse, concluding the plain language of the 1917 and 1918 right-of-way deeds at issue conveyed easements.

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[¶ 2] In November 2012, the Sargent County Water Resource District (“District”) commenced an action seeking declaratory relief regarding the ownership *610and control of property in Sargent County, including all property located south of the north boundary of Drain 11. The District claimed ownership as the successor in…