Bearce v. Yellowstone Energy Development
Docket No. 20210010
Oral Argument:
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:45 PM
Docket Info
- Title
- Daniel T. and Debra Ann Bearce, Plaintiffs and Appellants
v.
Yellowstone Energy Development, LLC, Acting By
and Through Its Board of Directors, Defendant and Appellee - Case Type
- CIVIL APPEAL : CONTRACTS
- Appeal From
-
Case No. 2016-CV-01414
Northwest Judicial District, Williams County
Joshua B. Rustad
2021 ND 143963 N.W.2d 299
Oral Argument
6/30/2021
Highlight
Where you have a closely held company, the law imposes a fiduciary duty upon the governors and majority shareholders to act in good faith, and affords remedies to minority shareholders if those in control act fraudulently, illegally, or in a manner unfairly prejudicial toward any shareholder.
The date a person acquires interest in a company is a question of fact reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard.
(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)
| Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/13/2021 | NOTICE OF APPEAL : 01/13/2021 | |
| 2 | 01/13/2021 | ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 01/22/2021 | |
| 3 | 01/15/2021 | Rec'd $125.00 Filing Fee (receipt #28054) | |
| 4 | 01/22/2021 | NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV. | |
| 5 | 01/22/2021 | Notice Served on Charles L. Neff, Kent A. Reierson & Trevor A. Hunter | |
| 6 | 02/17/2021 | ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2021 (ENTRY NOS.1-143) | |
| 7 | 03/10/2021 | ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED JUNE 8, 2020 | |
| 8 | 03/10/2021 | TRANSCRIPT C.O.S. | |
| 9 | 04/19/2021 | APPELLANT BRIEF | View |
| 10 | 04/19/2021 | Oral Argument Request by Appellant | |
| 11 | 04/20/2021 | APPELLANT APPENDIX | |
| 12 | 04/22/2021 | Rec'd non-substantive corrections to ATB & ATA (margins, footnotes & C.O.S.) | |
| 13 | 04/27/2021 | Rec'd 4 copies of ATB & ATA from CSD | |
| 14 | 05/13/2021 | MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF | |
| 15 | 05/13/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 05/31/2021 | |
| 16 | 05/18/2021 | NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT | |
| 17 | 05/27/2021 | APPELLEE BRIEF | View |
| 18 | 05/27/2021 | Oral Argument Request by Appellee | |
| 19 | 05/27/2021 | APPELLEE APPENDIX | |
| 20 | 06/01/2021 | Rec'd 4 copies of AEB & AEA from CSD | |
| 21 | 06/02/2021 | Rec'd $44.50 e-filing surcharge for AEA (receipt #28149) | |
| 22 | 06/30/2021 | ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION : McEvers, Lisa K. Fair | |
| 23 | 06/30/2021 | APPEARANCES: Charles L. Neff/Kent A. Reierson | |
| 24 | 06/30/2021 | ARGUED: Charles L. Neff/Kent A. Reierson | |
| 25 | 08/05/2021 | DISPOSITION | |
| 26 | 08/05/2021 | UNANIMOUS OPINION : Tufte, Jerod E. | View |
| 27 | 08/05/2021 | Judgment | View |
| 28 | 08/05/2021 | COSTS ON APPEAL TAXED IN FAVOR OF APPELLEE | |
| 29 | 08/27/2021 | MANDATE |