Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands v. City of Sherwood
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 4, 1992No. Civ. 910330PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVINE, Justice.
The City of Sherwood appeals from a judgment quieting title in the State to the oil, gas and minerals underlying land in Renville County. We reverse and remand for entry of a judgment consistent with this opinion.
When North Dakota was admitted to the Union in 1889, it received several million acres of land from the public domain for the support and maintenance of schools. Act of Feb. 22, 1889, 25 Stat. 676, § 10 (reprinted in 13 N.D.C.C. at 63, 68) [hereafter “Enabling Act”]; see Smith, State Lands: What Are We Doing?, 51 N.D.L.Rev. 477 (1974). This land, commonly known as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State ex rel. McCue v. BlaisdellNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
- Johnson v. Wells County Water Resource BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- State Ex Rel. Olson v. BakkenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- State ex rel. Linde v. PackardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
- State v. AndersonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Bulman v. Hulstrand Construction Co., Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. HagertyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- City of Bismarck v. FettigNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
- North Dakota Commission on Medical Competency v. RacekNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
- United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646 v. YogiHawaii Supreme Court · 2002
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