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Hallin, et al. v. Lyngstad, et al.

Docket No. 20120354
Oral Argument: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:45am

Docket Info

Title
Joan Marie Hallin and John P. Hallin,
and Susan Kay Bradford, Plaintiffs and Appellees
v.
Jack Lyngstad, a/k/a John Lyngstad;
Lorraine F. Lyngstad, Robert G. Lyngstad, Jr.,
and John O. Lyngstad III, as co-trustees of the
Robert G. Lyngstad QTIP Trust; Edna Moses,
James J. Moses, Jr., a/k/a James Moses, a/k/a Jay
Moses, as personal representative of the Estate
of Edna J. Moses, a/k/a Edna Moses, deceased;
Steve Tillotson; Carol Tillotson; and Ellen
Tillotson, a/k/a Reverend Ellen Tillotson, Defendants and Appellants
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : REAL PROPERTY
Appeal From
Case No. 2011-CV-00191
North Central Judicial District, Mountrail County
Gary H. Lee
2013 ND 168837 N.W.2d 888
Oral Argument 2/27/2013

Highlight

The language of the deed, if clear and explicit, governs its interpretation, and the parties' mutual intentions must be ascertained from the four corners of the deed, if possible.
Generally, under the common law, a reservation or exception in a deed of conveyance cannot operate as a conveyance to a third party who is a stranger to the title or deed. However, an exception or reservation in a deed may be effective to convey property to a spouse who does not have an interest in the property but joins in the deed's execution when that is determined to have been the grantor's intent.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
11/26/2012 APPELLANT BRIEF View
01/10/2013 APPELLEE BRIEF (PDF) View
01/24/2013 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Kerry J. Carpenter - 03739
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Charlotte Jo Skar Rusch - 06528

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 09/19/2012 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 09/14/2012
2 09/19/2012 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 09/14/2012
3 10/17/2012 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED 10/16/12 (ENTRY NOS.1-39)
4 10/16/2012 TRANSCRIPT DATED 05/02/12 & C.O.S.
5 10/16/2012 DISK-TRA dated 05/02/12 (e-mailed)
6 11/26/2012 APPELLANT BRIEF View
7 11/26/2012 E-FILED BRIEF
8 11/26/2012 APPELLANT APPENDIX
9 11/26/2012 E-FILED APPENDIX
10 11/28/2012 Received $25 surcharge for ATB (receipt #21597)
11 12/03/2012 received (nonsubstantive) changes to ATB and ATA
12 12/06/2012 received 7 copies of ATB from CSD
13 12/06/2012 received 6 copies of ATA from CSD
14 12/19/2012 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF
15 12/20/2012 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 01/10/2013
16 01/10/2013 APPELLEE BRIEF (PDF) View
17 01/10/2013 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
18 01/14/2013 Rcv'd $25 surcharge for aeb (Receipt #21657)
19 01/16/2013 Rcv'd 7 copies of AEB from CSD
20 01/24/2013 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
21 01/24/2013 REPLY BRIEF View
22 01/24/2013 E-FILED BRIEF
23 01/25/2013 Rcv'd 7 copies of RYB from CSD
24 02/27/2013 APPEARANCES: Charlotte J. Skar; Kerry J. Carpenter
25 02/27/2013 ARGUED: Charlotte J. Skar; Kerry J. Carpenter
26 02/27/2013 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
27 09/25/2013 DISPOSITION
28 09/25/2013 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John View
29 09/25/2013 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of Appellees
30 09/26/2013 Judgment Sent to Parties
31 10/23/2013 MANDATE
32 11/01/2013 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
33 10/06/2014 Corrected Opinion Page 8 (paragraph 17)
34 10/24/2021 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed