KIKER v. WALTERS

Civ. No. 910027.

482 N.W.2d 626 (1992)

Russell L. KIKER, Jr., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. William D. WALTERS, Sr., and Imperial Oil of North Dakota, a North Dakota corporation, Defendants and Appellants, Lillian Y. Walters, William D. Walters, Jr., Carrie Smith, Robert T. Smith, Lillian Walters Kaiser, Marvin L. Kaiser, Leo Kaiser, Selina Kaiser, Duane C. Petersen, Defendants. Duane C. PETERSEN, Plaintiff, v. Russell L. KIKER, Defendant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

March 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vogel, Brantner, Kelly, Knutson, Weir & Bye, Ltd., Fargo, for plaintiff and appellee Russell L. Kiker, Jr., argued by Steven A. Johnson. Appearance by Kermit E. Bye.

Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendants and appellants William D. Walters, Sr., and Lillian Y. Walters; argued by Roger J. Magnuson.

Winkjer, McKennett, Stenehjem, Trotter & Reierson, Williston, for defendants and appellants Imperial Oil of North Dakota, William D. Walters, Jr., Carrie Smith, and Robert T. Smith; argued by Mark L. Stenehjem.

Lawrence D. DuBois (argued), of Fleming, DuBois & Trenbeath, Cavalier, for plaintiff, appellant, and cross-appellee.

David L. Petersen (argued), of Dahl, Greenagel, Currie & Petersen, Grafton, for defendants, appellees, and cross-appellants.


ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

William D. Walters, Sr., and Imperial Oil of North Dakota have appealed from the judgment entered in an interpleader action brought by Russell L. Kiker, Jr. We reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand.

Kiker brought an interpleader action against Walters, Imperial, and others. The complaint alleged, among other things: (1) The parties are "owners in common of certain mineral interests and oil and gas properties", the record title...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases