State v. Richards

1999 ND 20

• Court: North Dakota Supreme Court
• Decided: February 23, 1999
• Docket: 980223
• Status: Published

Opinion

Filed 2/23/99 by Clerk of Supreme Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

1999 ND 21

Raymond Hovland, Plaintiff and Appellant

v.

Tom McCabe, Defendant and Appellee

No. 980320

Appeal from the District Court of McKenzie County, Northwest Judicial District, the Honorable William W. McLees, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Corey J. Quinton (argued) and Paul R. Oppegard of Smith Bakke Hovland & Oppegard, P.O. Box 657, Moorhead, MN 56560-0657, plaintiff and appellant.

Mark R. Hays (argued) and James E. Nostdahl of Pringle & Herigstad, P.O. Box 1000, Minot, N.D. 58702-1000, for defendant and appellee.

Hovland v. McCabe

[¶1] Raymond Hovland appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Tom McCabe.  On appeal, Hovland argues the district court erred in granting summary judgment because genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether Hovland has or will meet the tort thresholds contained in the North Dakota Auto Reparations Act, N.D.C.C. § 26.1-41-01(21).

[¶2] We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7).   See Ellingson v. Knudson , 498 N.W.2d 814 (N.D. 1993).

[¶3] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

William A. Neumann

Dale V. Sandstrom

Carol Ronning Kapsner

Mary Muehlen Maring