Legal Opinion
Cole v. Melvin
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided November 21, 1977No. Civ. 75-3002PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BOGUE, District Judge.
This lawsuit arose from a disagreement about the meaning of a contract for the sale of exotic cattle. Plaintiff Terry Cole is from Gainsborough, Saskatchewan; Defendant Warren Melvin lives in Hyde County, South Dakota. The parties are properly before this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2).
Although several material facts are at issue, the series of events leading to the commencement of this lawsuit is generally agreed upon and will be narrated in a summary manner. In May of 1974 Cole agreed to purchase sixteen (16) Blonde D’Aquitaine heifers from…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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