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Alerus Financial, N.A., et al. v. Western State Bank, et al.

Docket No. 20070066
Oral Argument: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:00 PM

Docket Info

Title
Alerus Financial, N.A., and
S. Luther Simonson, as Trustees of the
Robert F. Fritz Living Trust, Plaintiffs and Appellants
v.
Western State Bank and
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.,
corporations, Defendants and Appellees
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : CONTRACTS
Appeal From
Case No. 06-C-01174
East Central Judicial District, Cass County
Georgia Dawson
2008 ND 104750 N.W.2d 412
Oral Argument 9/12/2007

Highlight

In construing a trust agreement, the court's primary objective is to ascertain the settlor's intent.
A power of attorney is an instrument in writing authorizing another to act as one's agent, and the agent holding the power of attorney is the attorney-in-fact.
An agency relationship involves both a contractual and a fiduciary relationship, and the interpretation of an agent's authority is governed by the rules for construing contracts, except to the extent the fiduciary relationship requires a different rule.


Briefs

Filing Date Description
04/20/2007 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
05/18/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF (A.G.Edwards & Sons) View
06/01/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF (Western State Bank) View
06/15/2007 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Ronald H McLean - 03260
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Jane L Dynes - 04495
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Roger James Minch - 03501

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 03/05/2007 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 03/01/2007
2 03/05/2007 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 03/01/2007
3 03/13/2007 TRANSCRIPT DATED November 13, 2006
4 03/13/2007 DISK - TRA of 11-13-06
5 03/30/2007 RECORD ON APPEAL (2 volumes) and Separates 43 & 46 (Not rec'd: 51--tape)
6 04/20/2007 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
7 04/20/2007 E-FILED BRIEF - ATB (PDF FORMAT)
8 04/20/2007 APPELLANT APPENDIX
9 04/20/2007 E-FILED APPENDIX (ATA)
10 04/25/2007 Received $131 Surcharge for ATB & ATA (Receipt 17362)
11 04/27/2007 Received 7 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating
12 04/27/2007 Received 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating
13 05/16/2007 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF
14 05/16/2007 ACTION BY CLERK (Appellee's extension of time) - Granted : 06/01/2007
15 05/18/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF (A.G.Edwards & Sons) View
16 05/18/2007 E-FILED BRIEF (AEB/A.G. Edwards & Sons)
17 05/18/2007 APPELLEE APPENDIX (A.G. Edwards & Sons)
18 05/18/2007 E-FILED APPENDIX (AEA/A.G.Edwards & Sons)
19 05/21/2007 Efiling surcharge of $25 received for A.G.Edward's AEB
20 05/23/2007 Copies of AEB A.G.Edwards & Sons from Central Duplicating Services
21 06/01/2007 APPELLEE BRIEF (Western State Bank) View
22 06/01/2007 E-FILED BRIEF (AEB/Western State Bank)
23 06/04/2007 Received $25 surcharge for AEB-Western State Bank (Receipt #17563)
24 06/06/2007 Received 7 copies of AEB from Central Duplicating.
25 06/15/2007 REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) View
26 06/15/2007 E-FILED BRIEF (RYB)
27 06/19/2007 Received 7 copies of RYB from Central Duplicating
28 09/12/2007 APPEARANCES: Stephen F. Rufer; Roger J. Minch; Ronald H. McLean
29 09/12/2007 ARGUED: Rufer; Minch; McLean
30 09/12/2007 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
31 06/05/2008 DISPOSITION (and REMANDED)
32 06/05/2008 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John View
33 06/05/2008 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellee A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., against Appellants
34 06/06/2008 Judgment e-mailed to Parties
35 06/30/2008 MANDATE
36 07/02/2008 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
37 10/30/2017 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed