Opinions

Reciprocal Discipline of Delorme 2015 ND 141
Docket No.: 20150016
Filing Date: 6/10/2015
Case Type: Discipline - Attorney - Original Proceeding
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Lawyer reprimanded.

Peterbilt of Fargo, Inc. v. Red River Trucking, LLC, et al. 2015 ND 140
Docket No.: 20140243
Filing Date: 6/1/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Debtor/Creditor
Author: Sandstrom, Dale

Highlight: The full time for appeal runs from service of notice of entry of an order disposing of a timely motion to amend a judgment.
A failure to obtain a stay pending appeal of a court-authorized conveyance of property to third persons moots issues raised on appeal about the conveyance.
A person injured by wrongful acts of another has a duty to mitigate damages if the person can do so with reasonable exertion or at a trifling expense, and can recover only damages that could not have been avoided with reasonable effort.

Golberg v. N.D. Dep't of Transportation 2015 ND 139
Docket No.: 20140299
Filing Date: 6/1/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Administrative - Department of Transportation
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: An affidavit completed by the person who performed the blood analysis may establish the approved method was used.

Chambering of Four New District Judgeships 2015 ND 138
Docket No.: 20150141
Filing Date: 6/2/2015
Case Type: Judicial Administration - Rule - Rule
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Four new judgeships chambered.

Roberts v. N.D. Dep't of Transportation 2015 ND 137
Docket No.: 20140433
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Administrative - Department of Transportation
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: Taking the onsite screening test does not preclude revocation of a driver's license for refusal of a chemical blood test.

Ward Farms, et al. v. Enerbase Cooperative Resource, et al. 2015 ND 136
Docket No.: 20140104
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Kapsner, Carol

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

Johnson, et al. v. Mid Dakota Clinic, P.C. 2015 ND 135
Docket No.: 20140274
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Malpractice
Author: Sandstrom, Dale

Highlight: A prima facie case of professional negligence requires expert evidence establishing the applicable standard of care, violation of that standard, and a causal relationship between the violation and the harm complained of.
A prima facie case of negligence requires a duty to the plaintiff, the defendant's faillure to discharge that duty, and an injury to the plaintiff proximately caused by the defendant's negligence.

State v. Schmidt 2015 ND 134
Docket No.: 20140272
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Highlight: An arrest warrant founded on probable cause carries with it the limited authority to enter a dwelling in which the suspect lives when there is reason to believe the suspect is within.

State v. Smith 2015 ND 133
Docket No.: 20140219
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Kapsner, Carol

Highlight: Obvious error will be corrected on appeal only when there is a clear deviation from an applicable legal rule under current law.

State v. Bauer 2015 ND 132
Docket No.: 20140453
Filing Date: 5/27/2015
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: A defendant's refusal to expressly consent to chemical testing under N.D.C.C. 39-08-01 is not a violation of the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, nor contrary the Miranda.