Legal Opinion

Cook v. Rezek

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 1980No. 12746PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.

Defendant and third-party plaintiff, Re-zek, appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of third-party defendant, Juffer. We affirm.

On July 20, 1973, Rezek signed a contract for the sale of land to plaintiff Cook as negotiated by Juffer, a banker and licensed real estate broker. Rezek refused to complete the transaction, and Cook brought an action for specific performance. We held that the contract was binding and granted specific performance to Cook. Cook v. Rezek, 89 S.D. 667, 237 N.W.2d 18 (1975).

The present action was then filed by Cook alleging…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pomeroy v. WaitkusSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  2. Owens v. City of BeresfordSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Melbourn v. BenhamSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Cook v. RezekSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Meyerink v. Northwestern Public Service Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  2. State v. WillisSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Wheeldon v. MadisonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Staab v. CameronSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Estes v. MilleaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990

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