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Finstad, et al. v. Ransom-Sargent Water Users, Inc., et al.

Docket No. 20130222
Oral Argument: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 1:30pm

Docket Info

Title
John N. Finstad and
Lori L. Finstad, Plaintiffs, Appellants
and Cross-Appellees
v.
Ransom-Sargent Water
Users, Inc., and/or
Ransom-Sargent Water
Users District, and/or
Southeast Water Users
District, and/or
Southeast Water Users,
and Jay Anderson, Scott
Johnson, Don Lloyd, Don
Smith, Larry Schultz
and Patsy Storhoff Defendants
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Ransom-Sargent Water
Users, Inc., and/or
Ransom-Sargent Water
Users District, and/or
Southeast Water Users
District, and/or
Southeast Water Users, Appellees
and Cross-Appellants
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : REAL PROPERTY
Appeal From
Case No. 2010-CV-00154
Southeast Judicial District, Ransom County
John T. Paulson
2014 ND 146849 N.W.2d 165
Oral Argument 4/22/2014

Highlight

North Dakota law does not recognize the economic duress doctrine.
A provision of a contract must in and of itself be inherently illegal to be unlawful.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
01/06/2014 APPELLANT BRIEF View
02/17/2014 APPELLEE BRIEF View
02/28/2014 REPLY BRIEF AND ADDENDUM View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Bruce A Schoenwald - 03900
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Michael Thomas Andrews - 05516

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 07/17/2013 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 07/11/2013
2 07/22/2013 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 07/17/2013
3 07/23/2013 NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL (filed 7/23/13 in trial court)
4 08/06/2013 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED AUGUST 5, 2013(ENTRY NOS.1-145)
5 08/27/2013 AMENDED ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED AUGUST 27, 2013 (ENTRY NOS.1-36, 39-60, 62-146)
6 10/07/2013 MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (ct.rptr.)
7 10/07/2013 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted : 11/07/2013
8 11/08/2013 MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (ct. rptr.)
9 11/08/2013 E-FILED MOTION
10 11/08/2013 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted : 11/23/2013
11 11/25/2013 TRANSCRIPTS DATED JANUARY 8, 2013 AND JANUARY 9, 2013 & C.O.S.
12 11/27/2013 DISK-Transcripts dated January 8, 2013 and January 9, 2013 (e-mailed)
13 12/02/2013 Rcv'd c.o.s. of transcripts
14 01/06/2014 APPELLANT BRIEF View
15 01/06/2014 APPELLANT APPENDIX
16 01/06/2014 DISK(ATB)
17 01/28/2014 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF
18 01/28/2014 ACTION BY CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK - Granted : 02/14/2014
19 02/17/2014 APPELLEE BRIEF View
20 02/17/2014 APPELLEE APPENDIX
21 02/17/2014 DISK(AEB)(e-mailed)
22 02/26/2014 Rcv'd non-substantive corrections to AEB (single-sided copies)
23 02/28/2014 REPLY BRIEF AND ADDENDUM View
24 02/28/2014 DISK (RYB)(e-mailed)
25 03/18/2014 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
26 04/22/2014 APPEARANCES: Bruce A. Schoenwald; Michael T. Andrews
27 04/22/2014 ARGUED: Bruce A. Schoenwald; Michael T. Andrews
28 04/22/2014 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
29 07/19/2014 DISPOSITION
30 07/19/2014 SPLIT OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John View
31 07/19/2014 CONCURRING AND DISSENTING : VandeWalle, Gerald W.
32 07/19/2014 JOIN IN THE CONCURRING AND DISSENTING : Kapsner, Carol Ronning
33 07/19/2014 COSTS ON APPEAL TAXED IN FAVOR OR APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS
34 07/18/2014 Judgment Sent to Parties
35 08/11/2014 MANDATE
36 08/18/2014 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
37 02/23/2022 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed