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Ward Farms, et al. v. Enerbase Cooperative Resource, et al.

Docket No. 20140104
Oral Argument: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 2:45pm

Docket Info

Title
Ward Farms partnership, or Lucinda Ward,
Michael Ward, Adrian Ward, Nichole Ward,
Elizabeth Ward, Arthur Ward as a
partnership d/b/a Ward Farms, Plaintiffs and Appellants
v.
Enerbase Cooperative Resources, a/k/a
Farmers Union Oil Company of Minot, Defendant and Appellee
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : OTHER (Civil)
Appeal From
Case No. 2012-CV-01437
South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Sonna M. Anderson
2015 ND 136863 N.W.2d 868
Oral Argument 11/5/2014

Highlight

Fraud must be proven by clear and convincing evidence.
Statements of opinion, sales talk, or puffery do not constitute fraud.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
06/22/2014 APPELLANT BRIEF View
08/22/2014 APPELLEE BRIEF (PDF) View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Michael Ward - 02830
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Steven A. Lautt - 07242
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE Brandon Dale Rowenhorst - 06484

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 03/24/2014 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 03/21/2014
2 04/22/2014 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 04/03/2014
3 04/22/2014 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF - Reset due to late filed OTR
4 04/22/2014 ACTION BY CLERK - Reset due to late filed OTR - Granted : 04/30/2014
5 04/22/2014 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED April 21, 2014 (ENTRY NOS.1-19, 22-83)
6 04/30/2014 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
7 04/30/2014 E-FILED MOTION
8 04/30/2014 Response Filed to Mot. Ext/Time Appellant Brief
9 04/30/2014 EFILED RESPONSE
10 04/30/2014 MOTION FOR REMAND
11 04/30/2014 E-FILED MOTION
12 04/30/2014 Response Filed to Motion for Remand
13 04/30/2014 EFILED RESPONSE
14 05/01/2014 ACTION BY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE KAPSNER (Motion for Remand) - Granted
15 05/01/2014 ACTION BY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE KAPSNER (Mot. Ext./Time Appellant's Brief) - Denied
16 05/01/2014 ORDER OF REMAND
17 05/01/2014 Order/Judgment Sent to Parties
18 05/01/2014 Briefing stayed pending remand
19 05/08/2014 ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED May 7, 2014 (ENTRY NOS.1-19, 22-89) items not sent (#51)
20 05/21/2014 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED May 21, 2014 (ENTRY NOS. 1-19, 22-93) recertified after remand
21 05/23/2014 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF (SUA SPONTE DUE TO REMAND)
22 05/23/2014 ACTION BY CLERK (SUA SPONTE DUE TO REMAND) - Granted : 06/23/2014
23 05/22/2014 TRANSCRIPT DATED JANUARY 7, 2014 & C.O.S.
24 05/22/2014 DISK-Transcript (01-07-14) (e-mailed)
25 06/19/2014 APPELLANT APPENDIX
26 06/19/2014 E-FILED APPENDIX
27 06/22/2014 APPELLANT BRIEF View
28 06/22/2014 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
29 07/03/2014 Received $25.00 surcharge for ATB (Receipt #22890)
30 07/08/2014 Received non-substantive changes to ATB
31 07/09/2014 Received courtesy copy of ATB in Word format
32 07/10/2014 Received 7 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating
33 07/10/2014 Received 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating
34 07/21/2014 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF
35 07/21/2014 E-FILED MOTION
36 07/21/2014 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 08/22/2014
37 08/22/2014 APPELLEE BRIEF (PDF) View
38 08/22/2014 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
39 08/22/2014 APPELLEE APPENDIX
40 08/22/2014 E-FILED APPENDIX
41 08/28/2014 Rcv'd $25 e-filing surcharge for AEB (receipt #22989)
42 08/28/2014 Rcv'd 7 copies of AEB & 6 copies of AEA from CSD
43 10/01/2014 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
44 11/05/2014 APPEARANCES: Brandon D. Rowenhorst; Michael Ward; Steven A. Lautt
45 11/05/2014 ARGUED: Michael Ward; Steven A. Lautt
46 11/05/2014 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
47 05/27/2015 DISPOSITION
48 05/27/2015 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning View
49 05/27/2015 Costs taxed in favor of Appellee
50 05/28/2015 Judgment Sent to Parties
51 06/23/2015 MANDATE
52 06/26/2015 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
53 04/20/2022 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed