LITTLE v. BURLEIGH COUNTY

No. 7569.

82 N.W.2d 603 (1957)

Florence M. LITTLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BURLEIGH COUNTY, North Dakota, a Public Corporation, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rausch & Chapman, Bismarck, for appellant.

Harold L. Anderson, State's Atty., Burleigh County, Bismarck, for respondent.


GRONNA, District Judge.

This is a trial de novo of an action by a landowner against a county upon "implied contract" under Sec. 14 of the North Dakota Constitution which provides that "private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation having first been made to, or paid into court for the owner, * * *."

In 1950, at a purchase price of $399, plaintiff acquired title to a small parcel of pasture land (13.38 acres) through...

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