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Spitzer v. Bartelson

Docket No. 20090124
Oral Argument: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:45pm

Docket Info

Title
Harold Spitzer, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
Neil R. Bartelson and
Delila Bartelson, Defendants and Appellees
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : CONTRACTS
Appeal From
Case No. 07-C-0085
North Central Judicial District, Mountrail County
William W. McLees
2009 ND 179773 N.W.2d 798
Oral Argument 9/8/2009

Highlight

In a claim for reformation of a written contract, courts may admit parol evidence to determine whether a mutual mistake exists sufficient to support reformation.
A district court's finding that a plaintiff failed to prove a mutual mistake by clear and convincing evidence will not be overturned unless clearly erroneous.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
06/16/2009 APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) PDF View
07/09/2009 APPELLEE BRIEF (e-filed) PDF View
07/17/2009 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Kent A Reierson - 03685
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Bruce A. Selinger - 04368

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 04/15/2009 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 04/08/2009
2 04/15/2009 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 04/08/2009
3 04/16/2009 RETENTION OF RECORD ON APPEAL : 05/28/2009
4 05/07/2009 TRANSCRIPT DATED December 9, 2008
5 05/07/2009 DISK - TRA of 12-09-08
6 05/19/2009 RECORD ON APPEAL (not rec'd entry no. 44)
7 06/16/2009 APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) PDF View
8 06/16/2009 E-FILED BRIEF (ATB) PDF
9 06/16/2009 APPELLANT APPENDIX (e-filed) PDF
10 06/16/2009 E-FILED APPENDIX (ATA) PDF
11 06/19/2009 Received $25 e-filing surcharge for ATB & ATA (Receipt #18891).
12 06/29/2009 Received 7 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating.
13 06/29/2009 Received 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating.
14 07/09/2009 APPELLEE BRIEF (e-filed) PDF View
15 07/09/2009 E-FILED BRIEF (AEB) PDF
16 07/10/2009 Received $25 e-filing surcharge for AEB (Receipt #18918).
17 07/16/2009 Received 7 copies of AEB from Central Duplicating
18 07/17/2009 REPLY BRIEF View
19 07/17/2009 E-FILED BRIEF
20 07/23/2009 Received 7 copies of RYB from CSD
21 07/23/2009 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT MAILED
22 09/08/2009 APPEARANCES: Kent Reierson/Bruce Selinger
23 09/08/2009 ARGUED: Reierson/Selinger
24 09/08/2009 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
25 10/13/2009 DISPOSITION
26 10/13/2009 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning View
27 10/13/2009 Costs on Appeal taxed in favor of Appellees
28 10/14/2009 Judgment Sent to Parties
29 11/05/2009 MANDATE
30 11/09/2009 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
31 12/16/2020 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed