Gawryluk v. Poynter
v.
A.M. Poynter; unknown heirs of
A.M. Poynter; Mineral Opportunities
Inc.; Bayou Production Company, Inc.;
Catherine M. Viola; William H. Plagemen, Jr.,
Trustee of the Catherine M. Viola Trust
dated August 2, 1991; Bejie A. Vinson;
Glen S. Cade; Jerry Belmonte; Betty B.
Maranto; Beth J. Crafton; Paul H. Crafton;
Alex H. Keller; any other heirs or devisees
of G.A. Crafton, aka Grover A. Crafton; all
other persons unknown claiming an estate or
interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the
property described in the Complaint, Defendants
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William H. Plagemen, Jr., Trustee
of the Catherine M. Viola Trust, Defendant and Appellant
Judge Ronald L. Hilden
| Appellant: | Fleck, Mather & Strutz | |
| Appellee: | Hardy, Maus & Nordsven, P.C. |
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1. Whether the District Court erred in holding the 1951 Deed from Mr. Poynter to Mr. Crafton conveyed all of Mr. Poynter's mineral interest in the subject lands.
Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
Whether the Mineral Deed dated August 17, 1951, from Poynter to Crafton should be given the ordinary construction as provided in North Dakota law, or should it be given an alternate construction based upon subsequent corrective deeds that were not joined in by the grantor.
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