STATE v. BROSSART

Criminal No. 960331.

565 N.W.2d 752 (1997)

1997 ND 119

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Rodney BROSSART, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

June 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence P. Devine (argued), State's Attorney, Lakota, for plaintiff and appellee.

Fleming, DuBois & Trenbeath, Cavalier, for defendant and appellant; argued by Neil W. Fleming.


MESCHKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Rodney Brossart appealed a jury conviction for plowing a section line. We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court incorrectly instructed the jury.

[¶ 2] Brossart farms land in sections 30 and 31 of Williams Township. He has regularly plowed across the unimproved section line between these sections, he says to control weeds and to make it more passable for travel. His father, too, had done so for many years...

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