Title: Estate of Truax
Citation: 2007 ND 182, 742 N.W.2d 840
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State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: November 19, 2007

Estate of Truax Annotate this Case Filed Nov. 19, 2007 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2007 ND 182 In the Matter of the Estate of W. Donald Truax, Deceased Arnold Truax, Thomas Truax, and Gary Truax, Petitioners and Appellants v. Glenn L. Truax, trustee of the W. Donald Truax and Shirley J. Truax Trust Agreement, Respondent and Appellee No. 20070121 Appeal from the District Court of Stutsman County, Southeast Judicial District, the Honorable John T. Paulson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Dan D. Plambeck, Stefanson, Plambeck & Foss, P.O. Box 1287, Moorhead, MN 56561-1287, for petitioners and appellants. Timothy J. Ottmar (argued) and Steve Ottmar (appeared), Ottmar & Ottmar, P.O. Box 1397, Jamestown, N.D. 58402-1397, for respondent and appellee. Estate of Truax No. 20070121 Per Curiam. [¶1] Arnold Truax, Thomas Truax, and Gary Truax appealed from a March 2007 judgment denying their February 2007 motion under N.D.R.Civ.P. 60(b) to amend a May 2006 judgment in an action involving the administration of a trust of W. Donald Truax. A motion under N.D.R.Civ.P. 60(b) is not a substitute for an appeal, Production Credit Ass'n v. Dobrovolny, 415 N.W.2d 489 , 492 (N.D. 1987), and we affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Carol Ronning Kapsner Dale V. Sandstrom Daniel J. Crothers John C. McClintock, Jr., D.J. [¶3] The Honorable John C. McClintock, Jr., D.J., sitting in place of Maring, J., disqualified.