Moran v. Sheppard

1998 ND 3

Opinion

Filed 1/20/98 by Clerk of Supreme Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

1998 ND 1

Anthony J. Morton,                        Plaintiff and Appellant

      v.                                                        

Ernest Fladeland,

Myrtle Fladeland,                        Defendants and Appellees

Civilcivil or criminal~ No. 970266

Appeal from the District Court for Grand Forks County, Northeast Central Judicial District, the Honorable Debbie G. Kleven, Judge.

insert case disposition~AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Henry H. Howe of Howe & Seaworth, 421 DeMers Avenue, Grand Forks, N.D. 58206-5421, for plaintiff and appellant.

Howard D. Swanson of Letnes, Marshall & Swanson, P.O. Box 12909, Grand Forks, N.D. 58208-2909, for defendants and appellees.

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Morton v. Fladeland, et al.

Civil No. 970266

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Per Curiam.

[¶1] Anthony Morton sued Ernest Fladeland and Myrtle Fladeland for damages resulting from an automobile accident.  The Fladelands brought a counterclaim.  The trial court dismissed the parties' claims.  The court found the parties to be equally responsible for the accident, and therefore, neither party was entitled to recovery.  Morton appeals from the judgment entered, claiming the trial court’s factual findings are clearly erroneous.  We conclude the trial court’s findings of fact are supported by the evidence.

[¶2] We affirm the trial court’s judgment under Rule 35.1(a)(2), N.D.R.App.P.

[¶3] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

William A. Neumann

Dale V. Sandstrom

Herbert L. Meschke

Mary Muehlen Maring