Title: Engwicht v. Lako
Citation: 2004 ND 219, 691 N.W.2d 192
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State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: November 26, 2004

Engwicht v. Lako Annotate this Case Filed Nov. 26, 2004 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2004 ND 219 Richard A. Engwicht III, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Alan J. Lako dba Lako Drilling, Defendant and Appellee No. 20040079 Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Cynthia Rothe-Seeger, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Jay A. Schmitz, 511 2nd Avenue S.E., Jamestown, ND 58401, for plaintiff and appellant. Monte L. Rogneby (argued) and Christel M. Bender (on brief), Vogel Law Firm, P.O. Box 2097, Bismarck, ND 58502-2097, for defendant and appellee. Engwicht v. Lako No. 20040079 Per Curiam. [¶1] Richard Engwicht appealed from a judgment in which the district court judge, sitting as the trier of fact, interpreted an oral contract for well-drilling services in favor of Alan Lako. Engwicht maintains the district court erred in its interpretation of the parties' oral contract and believes the district court's findings of fact are clearly erroneous. Engwicht argues the parties contracted for a tangible product, a completed artesian well, rather than simply contracting for drilling services. Engwicht points to the parties' mutual testimony and conduct in performing their obligations to support his contention. After reviewing the entire record, we conclude the district court's findings of fact are not clearly erroneous and we affirm the judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). [¶2]Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Dale V. Sandstrom William A. Neumann Mary Muehlen Maring Donald L. Jorgensen, D.J. [¶3] The Honorable Donald L. Jorgensen, D. J., sitting in place of Kapsner, J., disqualified.