Seraphine v. Hardiman

The basic issue is whether the Sera-phines met their burden of proving an oral agreement for the sale of the land and easements. According to the testimony offered by Seraphine, a gravel hauler, he made an oral agreement with Hardiman Oil Company, a partnership composed of Milo and Ralph Hardiman, brothers, which was the owner of a tract of land in the village of Sussex, Wisconsin. Seraphine testified that sometime prior to June 15, 1961, he entered into the oral agreement for six-tenths of an acre of land and certain easements to be used in connection with the land for $800. The purchase…