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Behrens v. Wedmore

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 2005No. NonePublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Jon and Don Behrens (jointly referred to as Behrens) owned and operated a funeral home in Rapid City. Without the assistance of legal counsel, they negotiated an agreement to sell their business to Loewen International, Inc. After signing the agreement, Behrens engaged Melvin Wedmore, their long-time attorney, to close the transaction with Loewen. Some time after the transaction was closed, Loewen filed for bankruptcy protection and Behrens were unable to recover the full purchase price they had negotiated. Not satisfied with the outcome of the bankruptcy, Behrens filed…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Burrow v. ArceTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Garrett v. BankWest, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Mozzochi v. BeckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  5. Denison State Bank v. MadeiraSupreme Court of Kansas · 1982

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3Cited by50 opinions

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  4. Clark County v. Sioux Equipment Corp.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Klutman v. Sioux Falls StormSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009

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