Rasnic v. ConocoPhillips Co.

Docket Number20140032
Decision Date26 September 2014

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  • Rice v. Neether
    • United States
    • North Dakota Supreme Court
    • December 20, 2016
    ...legislative history. N.D.C.C. § 1–02–39. A statute is ambiguous if it is susceptible to different, rational meanings.2014 ND 181, ¶ 14, 854 N.W.2d 659. In enacting a statute, it is presumed that "[a] just reasonable result is intended." N.D.C.C. § 1–02–38(3). [¶ 11] Section 47–09–06, N.D.C.......
  • Cartwright v. Tong
    • United States
    • North Dakota Supreme Court
    • June 14, 2017
    ...N.D.C.C. § 1–02–02 ; Greene v. Matthys , 2017 ND 107, ¶ 10, 893 N.W.2d 179 (quoting Rasnic v. ConocoPhillips Co. , 2014 ND 181, ¶ 14, 854 N.W.2d 659 ). "Words and phrases must be construed according to the context and the rules of grammar and the approved usage of the language." N.D.C.C. § ......
  • Oil & Gas Transfer L. L.C. v. Karr
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • July 9, 2019
    ...circumstances under which the legislation was enacted, and the legislative history." Rasnic v. ConocoPhillips Co. , 2014 ND 181, ¶14, 854 N.W.2d 659, 662. If a lien-related statute is ambiguous, we also must construe it liberally in favor of the individual or entity that contributed labor, ......
  • Chapman v. Hiland Partners GP Holdings, LLC
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • July 14, 2017
    ...intent when the contract was executed, ascertaining the intent from the written contract alone, if possible. Rasnic v. ConocoPhillips Co. , 854 N.W.2d 659, 661 (N.D. 2014) (citing N.D. Cent. Code §§ 9-07-03 and 9-07-04 ). Words in a written contract are given their plain, ordinary, and comm......
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  • CHAPTER 15 OVERVIEW OF COMPLICATING FACTORS AFFECTING TITLE
    • United States
    • FNREL - Special Institute Nuts & Bolts of Mineral Title Examination (FNREL)
    • Invalid date
    ...38-35-117; N.D. Cent. Code § 35-01-08; Cliff & Co. v. Anderson, 777 P.2d 595, 601 n.8 (Wyo. 1989). [43] See Rasnic v. ConocoPhillips Co., 854 N.W.2d 659 (N.D. 2014) (finding that the plain language of the foreclosed mortgage applied only to mineral interest owned by the mortgagors when the ......