Legal Opinion
Anchor Estates, Inc. v. State
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 1991No. Civ. 900289PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIERKE, Justice.
Anchor Estates, Inc. appeals from a district court judgment dismissing a contempt action against the State of North Dakota. We affirm.
Anchor’s contempt action involves disputed ownership of the riverbed of the Missouri River in Section 29, Township 138 North, Range 80 West in Burleigh County. The plat of the original survey of Section 29 in 1872 included six lots plus a 40-acre tract of land:
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The State owned the land to the north and west of the old riverbed; i.e., lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and the 40-acre tract. Anchor owned the land to the east and south of the old…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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