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HANSON, Justice (concurring). I write separately because I would conclude that the third type of special relationship, as described in Restatement (Second) of Torts § 324A (1965), should be addressed. The district court ruled that this type of special relationship could not be shown and that ruling might become material in the trial. Further, I would conclude that the third type of special relationship has

LANSING, Judge (concurring specially). On the facts presented in this appeal, Aja Bjerke has established that she had a special relationship with Suzette Johnson when she went to live on Johnson’s farm in 1998 when she was 15 years old. On the basis of that special relationship, together with the facts supporting foreseeability, Bjerke has established a triable issue on whether Johnson had a duty to protect

Substitute Opinion Pages 8-13 Filed 8/28/25 by Clerk of the Supreme Court IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2025 ND 139 Alan Juliuson, Plaintiff and Appellant v. David Johnson, Barbara R. Johnson, Trustee of the Barbara R. Johnson Revocable Trust; Robert D. Mackie, Trustee of the Robert D. Mackie Trust; Edwin Mackie; Keith Johnson and Douglas Johnson, Co-Trus

*645OPINION OF THE COURT ADAMS, Circuit Judge. These cases arise from the efforts of the United States Postal Service to bar potentially disruptive charitable solicitation on its property, efforts which frustrated an attempt by political activists to solicit financial contributions near the doorways of two local post offices. The United States Magistr

IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2025 ND 139 Alan Juliuson, Plaintiff and Appellant v. David Johnson, Barbara R. Johnson, Trustee of the Barbara R. Johnson Revocable Trust; Robert D. Mackie, Trustee of the Robert D. Mackie Trust; Edwin Mackie; Keith Johnson and Douglas Johnson, Co-Trustees of the Dwight Warren & Jo Ellen Johnson Family Trust; Bjerke Holdings, L

349 N.W.2d 447 (1984) Barry E. BAYER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. R. Van JOHNSON, Secretary of Revenue for the State of South Dakota, Respondent and Appellee. No. 14314. Supreme Court of South Dakota. Argued April 16, 1984. Decided June 13, 1984. Rehearing Denied July 19, 1984. *448 Thomas K. Wi

Opinion issued August 30, 2016 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-15-00101-CR ——————————— BRIAN DARNELL JOHNSON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

JUSTICE LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court. ¶1 Teri Hanson was one of the named beneficiaries in the last will and testament of E. Gilman Bjerke. However, a year after Mr. Bjerke’s will was admitted to probate, certain real property devised to Hanson had not yet been distributed to her. Meanwhile, the pe

827 F.Supp. 1439 (1993) Shirley JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. ROBBINSDALE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 281, and Frank J. Madden, Donald Wagner, Linda Powell, Marian Priest, Marcia Melson, Lanette Werdahl, Dave LaBat, Nancy Lee, Jim Dolan, Cheryl Lindberg, Susan Bergstrom, as individuals and in their official capacities, and Cyndy Bear, Julie Bjerke, Karen Forslund and Randy Forslund, Defendants. Civ. No. 4-92-1013.

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana ______________________________ No. 06-05-00108-CR _____________________

796 F.2d 643 The UNITED STATES of Americav.Mitchell Wayne BJERKE, also known as "Mitch Bjerke",Constance L. Brown, Margaret Scott, and Martha Zoller.Appeal of UNITED STATES of America. No. 85-3653. United States Court of Appeals,Third Circuit. Argued June 5, 1986.Decided July 10, 1986.Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied Aug. 7, 1986.

181 N.W.2d 126 (1970) In the Matter of the ESTATE of Edward E. BJERKE, deceased. Oscar BJERKE, Anton Bjerke, Mabel Berg, Edgar Bjerke, Cora Schnebly, Theodore Bjerke, Arthur Bjerke, and Arthur Bjerke as Administrator of the estate of Edward E. Bjerke, Appellants, v. Bernard E. BJERKE, Respondent. Civ. No. 8656. Supreme Court of North Dakota. October 30, 1970. Ge

PER CURIAM. This is a diversity personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred between one o’clock and two o’clock a. m., near Larimore, North Dakota, on July 2, 1965. Plaintiff, Teresa Johnson Steel, was a guest passenger in a pickup truck driven by the defendant Donald Downs. The truck had been lease

830 A.2d 38 (2003) 2003 VT 47 DAIMLERCHRYSLER SERVICES NORTH AMERICA, LLC v. Duane OUIMETTE and Stephanie Faulkner a/k/a Ouimette. No. 02-423. Supreme Court of Vermont. May 16, 2003. *39 Alan A. Bjerke of Bauer, Anderson & Gravel, Burlington, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Present: AMESTOY, C.J., DOOL

848 A.2d 1134 (2004) 2004 VT 25 MARINE MIDLAND BANK v. David R. BICKNELL. No. 03-127. Supreme Court of Vermont. March 19, 2004. *1135 Alan A. Bjerke of Bauer, Anderson & Gravel, Burlington, and Steven D. Karlin of Platzer, Swergold, Karlin, Levine, Goldberg & Jaslow, New York, New York, for Plainti

Reiber, C.J. ¶ 1. Following the theft of approximately $80,000 in cash from his residence in Underhill, Vermont, plaintiff Thomas Montgomery filed a civil suit to recover the money and named as defendants — in addition to the alleged thief, Carl Devoid, Jr. — several of Carl Jr.’s relatives. Montgomery’s primary allegation was that each of the defendants was liable for the conversion of the stolen funds. After considering cross-m

502 N.W.2d 217 (1993) In re the Marriage of: Marilyn Ann POEHLS, now known as Marilyn Ann Bjerke, Petitioner, Respondent, v. Harlen Harold POEHLS, Appellant. No. C4-93-261. Court of Appeals of Minnesota. June 29, 1993. Zenas Baer, Randall Knutson, Wefald & Baer, Hawley, for respondent. Craig E. Johnson, Joe A. Johnson, Wegner, Fraase, Nordeng, Johnson

139 P.3d 956 (2006) 341 Or. 175 Richard STRUNK, Donald Reed, Carol Booker, Larry Blumenstein, Alan Lively, Merlene Martin, William Smee, Denise Jacobsen, and Susanna Rhodes, Petitioners, v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT BOARD, State of Oregon, State of Oregon by and through the State Board of Higher Education, North Douglas School District, Deschutes County, Portland School District, City Of Salem, South Lane School District

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 22-2374 ___________________________ Michael A. Oien Plaintiff - Appellant v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., a Delaware Business Corporation, doing business as The Home Depot

VANDE WALLE, Justice, concurring in result. In 1976, Justice Paul Sand, writing for the Court in Bjerke v. D.T., 248 N.W.2d 808, 814 (N.D.1976), observed that we are “sensitive to the argument that it is dangerous to allow the judgment of social workers to determine how a family is run ... this is especially true in situations where emotional or psychological harm is alleged, because of our relat