Mevorah v. Goodman

BURKE, Chief Justice.

This action is for damages for alleged breaches of a contract for the sale of a business in Fargo known as Irving’s Tractor Lug Company. The plaintiffs were the purchasers of the business and the defendants were the sellers. The contract of sale provided that the purchasers were to have immediate possession of the business and that the sellers were to retain title to the stock of merchandise to secure the deferred payments under, the contract. Under other provisions of the contract the sellers agreed not to engage in the business of selling new tractor or farm implement…