Legal Opinion
Hovden v. Lind
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1981No. Civ. 9837PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDERSON, Justice.
This is an appeal from a district court decision to reform the terms of a land sale contract. The court further ordered specific performance of the reformed agreement. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
On February 7, 1978, Alan and Bruce Lind (the Linds) leased for one year ranch-lands belonging to Jessie and Marion Hovden (the Hovdens). The lease contract was drawn by the Linds’ attorney and gave the Linds an option to purchase the rented lands. The contract required the Linds to exercise the option and make a $55,000 down payment by February 6, 1979. In August, 1978,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Cokins v. FrandsenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1966
- Salzseider v. BrunsdaleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1959
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