JOHNSON v. MINERAL ESTATE, INC.

Civ. No. 10498.

343 N.W.2d 778 (1984)

LaVerne JOHNSON, Plaintiff, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. MINERAL ESTATE, INC., Defendant, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, and W.A. Bolinske, Defendant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

January 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eaton, Van de Streek & Ward, Minot, for plaintiff, appellee and cross-appellant; argued by Jonathon C. Eaton, Jr., Minot.

Teevens, Johnson, Montgomery, Minot, for defendant, appellant and cross-appellee; argued by William P. Teevens, Minot.


PEDERSON, Justice.

This case involves a dispute over the effect of an addendum clause to an oil and gas lease on a lessee's obligation to make a deferred bonus payment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the lessor and ordered the lessee to pay $125,945.83 plus interest. The district court also denied the lessor's motion to amend her complaint to allege fraud. We reverse and remand.

In November 1981, Mineral Estate, Inc., through its president...

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