Opinions

Adoption of A.A.H. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2022 ND 62
Docket No.: 20220045
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Canerdy v. Canerdy, et al. 2022 ND 61
Docket No.: 20210262
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Fourth v. State 2022 ND 60
Docket No.: 20210285
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

State v. Bazile 2022 ND 59
Docket No.: 20210261
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Interest of T.H. (CONFIDENTIAL) (consolidated w/20220028-20220030) 2022 ND 58
Docket No.: 20220027
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Kaspari v. Kaspari 2022 ND 57
Docket No.: 20210192
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Divorce - Property
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

State v. Almklov (consolidated w/20210163) 2022 ND 56
Docket No.: 20210162
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Per Curiam

State v. Schuh 2022 ND 55
Docket No.: 20210257
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Homicide
Author: Per Curiam

Gregory v. State 2022 ND 54
Docket No.: 20210307
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Hagen v. North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund 2022 ND 53
Docket No.: 20210111
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Original Proceeding - Civil - Writ of Mandamus
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Schmitz v. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners 2022 ND 52
Docket No.: 20210273
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Sproule, et al. v. Johnson, et al. 2022 ND 51
Docket No.: 20210235
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Rogers v. State 2022 ND 50
Docket No.: 20210260
Filing Date: 3/17/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

State v. Fleck 2022 ND 49
Docket No.: 20210160
Filing Date: 3/3/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Theft
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Interest of R.S. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2022 ND 48
Docket No.: 20220039
Filing Date: 3/3/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Mental Health
Author: Per Curiam

State v. Lusby 2022 ND 47
Docket No.: 20210266
Filing Date: 3/3/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Per Curiam

State v. McGinnis (consolidated w/20210217) 2022 ND 46
Docket No.: 20210216
Filing Date: 3/3/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Theft
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Harty Insurance v. Holmes, et al. 2022 ND 45
Docket No.: 20210205
Filing Date: 3/3/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Torts (Negligence, Liab., Nuis.)
Author: Per Curiam

State v. Gaddie 2022 ND 44
Docket No.: 20210187
Filing Date: 3/3/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Malloy, et al. v. Behrens 2022 ND 43
Docket No.: 20210155
Filing Date: 3/3/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Contracts
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Vacancy in Judgeship No. 6, ECJD 2022 ND 42
Docket No.: 20220042
Filing Date: 2/25/2022
Case Type: Judicial Administration - Rule - Rule
Author: Per Curiam

Baker v. Autos, Inc., et al. 2022 ND 41
Docket No.: 20210202
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

City of Jamestown v. Kastet 2022 ND 40
Docket No.: 20210170
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Assault
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Taylor v. Taylor 2022 ND 39
Docket No.: 20210214
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

State v. Samaniego 2022 ND 38
Docket No.: 20210252
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Lovett v. Lovett, et al. 2022 ND 37
Docket No.: 20210198
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Whetsel v. State (consolidated w/20210181) 2022 ND 36
Docket No.: 20210180
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Pavlicek v. American Steel Systems, Inc., et al. 2022 ND 35
Docket No.: 20210116
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Contracts
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

State v. Willard 2022 ND 34
Docket No.: 20210203
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Goldade-Jose v. Jose, et al. 2022 ND 33
Docket No.: 20210231
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Lessard v. Johnson 2022 ND 32
Docket No.: 20200206
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

State v. Halsey 2022 ND 31
Docket No.: 20210090
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Felony
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: A district court’s admission of prior bad acts evidence without the required three-step analyis was harmless error.

Absent a stipulation offered from a defendant, a court does not abuse its discretion in allowing the name and nature of a felony charge to be admitted into evidence to prove an element of the offense of preventing arrest.

State v. Davis 2022 ND 30
Docket No.: 20210152
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Homicide
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Orwig v. Orwig (consolidated w/20210141) 2022 ND 29
Docket No.: 20210140
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Divorce - Property
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Krile v. Lawyer 2022 ND 28
Docket No.: 20210138
Filing Date: 2/18/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Torts (Negligence, Liab., Nuis.)
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Christiansen v. NDDOT 2022 ND 27
Docket No.: 20210218
Filing Date: 1/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Administrative - Department of Transportation
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Sherman v. Guillaume, et al. 2022 ND 26
Docket No.: 20210196
Filing Date: 1/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

State v. Clairmont 2022 ND 25
Docket No.: 20210219
Filing Date: 1/27/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Per Curiam

Divide County v. Stateline Service, et al. (consolidated w/20210017) 2022 ND 24
Docket No.: 20210016
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: A road restriction is not published for purposes of N.D.C.C. § 39-12-03(2)(a) unless the information is available in the typical location where a user seeking such information would expect to find it.

Bubel v. Bubel 2022 ND 23
Docket No.: 20210263
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Friesz v. State 2022 ND 22
Docket No.: 20210143
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

State v. Martinez 2022 ND 21
Docket No.: 20210207
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Assault
Author: Per Curiam

Simmons v. Cudd Pressure Control, et al. 2022 ND 20
Docket No.: 20210166
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Personal Injury
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Anderson v. Pedie, et al. 2022 ND 19
Docket No.: 20210147
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

State v. Bolinske, Sr. 2022 ND 18
Docket No.: 20210128
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Misdemeanor
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Fischer v. Hoyt 2022 ND 17
Docket No.: 20210164
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Contracts
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Pomarleau v. Pomarleau, et al. 2022 ND 16
Docket No.: 20210083
Filing Date: 1/21/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A district court may consider whether an obligor made a voluntary change in employment, and if they find the obligor did, the district court has the discretion to base the obligor’s child support income based on the previous, higher income.

A district court’s allocation of child tax credits is subject to the clearly erroneous standard of review.

A district court’s distribution of marital property is subject to the clearly erroneous standard of review. This Court reviews the findings as a whole, and they will be upheld on appeal despite relatively insignificant errors in the calculations.

Wald v. Hovey, et al. 2022 ND 15
Docket No.: 20210280
Filing Date: 1/6/2022
Case Type: Original Proceeding - Civil - Writ of Supervision
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Plaisimond v. State 2022 ND 14
Docket No.: 20210215
Filing Date: 1/6/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Estate of Beach 2022 ND 13
Docket No.: 20210077
Filing Date: 1/6/2022
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Probate, Wills, Trusts
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Highlight: A holographic will is valid if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator’s handwriting.

Material portions of a holographic will express donative and testamentary intent.

A district court’s finding that the material portions of a holographic will were not in the testator’s handwriting is supported by the record and affirmed.