Legal Opinion
Western Energy Corporation v. Stauffer
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 2019No. 20180283PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VandeWalle, Chief Justice.
[¶1] Western Energy Corporation appealed from a district court judgment finding its quiet title action to be barred by applicable statutes of limitation and laches and awarding the mineral interests at issue to the Stauffers. We affirm the judgment.
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[¶2] On May 25, 1959, L.M. and C.S. Eckmann agreed to convey property to William and Ethel Stauffer through a contract for deed. The contract for deed included a reservation of the oil, gas, and other mineral rights in the property and described a five-year payment plan. After the payment plan concluded in 1964, the…
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