RICHLAND COUNTY v. STATE

Civ. Nos. 8628-8634.

180 N.W.2d 649 (1970)

RICHLAND COUNTY, North Dakota, a Public Corporation, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The STATE of North Dakota, Walter Christensen, State Treasurer of the State of North Dakota, and Bowman County, Defendants, and Adams County, et al., Defendants and Appellants. PEMBINA COUNTY, North Dakota, a Public Corporation, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The STATE of North Dakota, Walter Christensen, State Treasurer of the State of North Dakota, and Bowman County, Defendants, and Adams County, et al., Defendants and Appellants. SARGENT COUNTY, North Dakota, a Public Corporation, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The STATE of North Dakota, Walter Christensen, State Treasurer of the State of North Dakota, and Bowman County, Defendants, and Adams County, et al., Defendants and Appellants. MERCER COUNTY, North Dakota, a Public Corporation, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The STATE of North Dakota, Walter Christensen, State Treasurer of the State of North Dakota, and Bowman County, Defendants, and Adams County, et al., Defendants and Appellants. RANSOM COUNTY, North Dakota, a Public Corporation, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The STATE of North Dakota, Walter Christensen, State Treasurer of the State of North Dakota, and Bowman County, Defendants, and Adams County, et al., Defendants and Appellants. WALSH COUNTY, North Dakota, a Public Corporation, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The STATE of North Dakota, Walter Christensen, State Treasurer of the State of North Dakota, and Bowman County, Defendants, and Adams County, et al., Defendants and Appellants. DUNN COUNTY, North Dakota, a Public Corporation, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The STATE of North Dakota, Walter Christensen, State Treasurer of the State of North Dakota, and Bowman County, Defendants, and Adams County, et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Rehearing Denied November 10, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Dynes, of Freed, Dynes & Malloy, Dickinson, Special Counsel for plaintiff and respondent in each case.

Dennis A. Schneider, Asst. State's Atty., Bismarck, Special Counsel for defendants and appellants in all cases.


STRUTZ, Judge.

In December of 1965, Stark County commenced an action against the State of North Dakota for the recovery of moneys claimed to be due it because of allegedly improper distribution of motor-vehicle registration fees by the State Treasurer. The district court permitted recovery by the County against the State, and the Supreme Court, on appeal, held that where the State, by legislative enactment, provided for the distribution of a portion of the motor-vehicle...

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