New opinions: Nov. 25-26 Wednesday, November 27, 2019
The Supreme Court has issued two new opinions. Summaries of the opinions are below.
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Continental Resources v. N.D. Dep't. of Environmental Quality 2019 ND 280 Highlight: Where the legislature has deferred to an administrative agency’s expertise to develop rules, and has declined to provide clear direction on the substance of the rules to be developed, the “purely legal question” exception to the exhaustion of administrative remedies does not apply. |
Saastad v. Saastad 2019 ND 279 Highlight: A district court’s award of primary residential responsibility is a finding of fact, which will not be reversed on appeal unless it is clearly erroneous. |