Callender v. Kalscheuer

Plaintiff appeals from summary judgment for defendants in an action for breach of contract for the sale of land.

Plaintiff and the several defendants are all heirs of Mary Callender, who died intestate on October 3, 1967, owning certain real property in Ramsey County. The issue in this case involves the claimed existence of a valid, legally enforceable contract for the sale of this property to plaintiff.

On December 8, 1967, the special administrator of Mary Callender’s estate petitioned the probate court for authority to sell the property in question. Plaintiff filed objections to the petition…