State ex rel. Clayburgh v. American West Community Promotions, Inc.

20010223 State of North Dakota,
by and through its Tax
Commissioner, Rick
Clayburgh, Appellee
v.
American West Community
Promotions, Inc., Appellant

Appeal from: District Court, South Central Judicial District, Burleigh County
Judge Bruce A. Romanick
Nature of Action: Tax Related
Counsel:
Appellant: Tax Law Office, P.A.
Appellee: Daniel Lucian Rouse , Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen.
Appellee: Robert W. Wirtz , Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen.
Appellee: Wayne K. Stenehjem , Att. General Office
Term: 01/2002   Argument: 01/28/2002  02:45pm
ND cite: 2002 ND 98
NW cite: 645 N.W.2d 196

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Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
1. Whether or not N.D.A.C.  81-04.1-01-28, as it defines coupon books as tangible personal property, is void.
2. Whether or not the American West coupon books constitute tangible personal property.

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
Issue 1: Whether the Tax Commissioner's adoption of N.D.A.C.  81-04.1-01-28, which defined coupon books as tangible personal property, was within the agency's scope of authority.
Issue 2: Whether the Tax Commissioner properly determined that the sale of coupon books by American West fit within the definition of coupon books contained in N.D.A.C.  81-04.1-01-28.

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Docket entries:
109/17/2001 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 09/13/2001
210/10/2001 RECORD ON APPEAL - includes the Cert. of Record on Appeal to Dist. Ct.
310/22/2001 APPELLANT BRIEF
410/23/2001 DISK - atb
511/05/2001 APPELLANT APPENDIX
611/14/2001 Letter from Stacey C. Tronson dated 11-12-01 RE: Change of address for The Tax Law Office, P.L.L.P.
711/20/2001 APPELLEE BRIEF
811/20/2001 DISK - AEB
901/28/2002 APPEARANCES: Stacey C. Tronson; Daniel L. Rouse, Robert W. Wirtz
1001/28/2002 ARGUED: Tronson; Rouse (Vol. X; Page 196)
1101/28/2002 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
1202/13/2002 SUPPLEMENTAL CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF RECORD (ENTRIES 18 THRU 23), Not forwarded with the Supplement
1302/13/2002 was Entry #17 (Letter to Stacey Tronson from Supreme Court 10/11/01)
1406/04/2002 DISPOSITION: REVERSED AND REMANDED
1506/04/2002 SPLIT OPINION: Maring, Mary Muehlen
1606/04/2002 (CONCUR): VandeWalle, Gerald W.: CONCUR
1706/04/2002 (DISSENT): Sandstrom, Dale V.: DISSENT
1806/04/2002 Costs on appeal taxed in favor of appellant
1906/05/2002 Corrected/Substitute Opinion Page 18
2006/06/2002 Order/Judgment Mailed to Parties
2106/26/2002 MANDATE
2207/01/2002 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
2309/25/2007 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed

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