Nordquist v. Alonge

Summary

The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s denial of a writ of mandamus and reversed only the portion where the lower court improperly determined that earlier deeds conveyed the north 60 feet of the subdivision. The Court held that the 2022 quit‑claim deed changes the current property description, requiring an auditor’s certificate and a re‑plat, and that the petitioner lacked a clear legal right to compel such certificate. Accordingly, the Recorder was correct in refusing to record the deed, and the auditor could not issue a transfer statement absent a tract in the index.