Legal Opinion
McKenzie County v. Hodel
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1991No. Civ. 900286PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.
This case comes to us on certified questions of law from the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota pursuant to Rule 47, N.D.R.App.P. At issue is a dispute between McKenzie County and various federal agencies and officials [hereinafter collectively referred to as the United States] over a 6V4% royalty interest in oil and gas production from land in McKenzie County.
As required by subdivision (c)(2) of Rule 47, the federal district court has provided the following statement of the relevant facts:
“McKenzie County is located in western North Dakota,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. Petty Motor Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. CarmackSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- A. W. Duckett & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Rozan v. RozanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1964
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