Legal Opinion
Skelton v. Grimm
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 5, 1923No. 23,527PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
Action by vendors against vendees for the specific performance of a contract for the sale and conveyance of real estate. There were findings for plaintiffs and defendants appeal from the order denying their motion for a new trial.
The first defense is that there was a conditional delivery of the contract and that it was not to become effective unless another contract entered into at the same time, whereby the vendees sold the same land to a third party, was performed by the latter. Upon that defense the trial court held for plaintiffs. The contract in suit made no reference to the one between…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. SpoffordSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Samuel H. Chute Co. v. LattaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Security National Bank of Minneapolis v. PulverSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Nalitzky v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1916
- Lake Harriet State Bank v. MillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
3Cited by24 opinions
- Clements Auto Co. v. Service Bureau Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Hamilton v. BoyceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Silliman v. DobnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Leach v. LeachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Merchants National Bank v. BryngelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
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