North Dakota Supreme Court June 3, 2004, 20030302 (Duma v. Keena)

KAPSNER, Justice,

concurring in the result.

[¶ 18] I reluctantly concur in the result. Only under the doctrine of the law of the case is this result affirmable. Comstock Constr., Inc. v. Sheyenne Disposal, Inc., 2002 ND 141, ¶ 12, 651 N.W.2d 656.

*632[¶ 19] I am concerned the majority opinion leaves the impression that the methods used in Halvorson v. Voeller, 336 N.W.2d 118 (N.D.