Ziegler Furniture & Funeral Home, Inc. v. Cicmanec

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this breach of contract action, we are asked to decide, among other things, whether the parties formed an enforceable purchase agreement. After a trial, the circuit court ruled that only an option contract was formed and that it was unenforceable. Although it was labeled as an option contract, it had all the elements of a purchase agreement, and the parties treated it as a purchase agreement. Therefore, we reverse and remand.

Background

[¶ 2.] Since its founding, Ziegler Furniture and Funeral Home, Inc. has been the only funeral home serving Martin, South Dakota and…