Legal Opinion
Knorr v. Norberg
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 2014No. 20130084PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAPSNER, Justice.
[¶ 1] Jon Norberg appeals from a judgment allowing Robert and Cheri Knorr to buy back certain McLean County real property under an oral agreement. We conclude the district court erred in holding partial performance of an oral lease agreement with an alleged option to purchase removed the oral agreement from the statute of frauds. We reverse and remand for the court to consider the Knorrs’ alternative theories of recovery based on equitable principles of promissory estoppel and constructive trust.
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[¶ 2] In 2004, Robert and Cheri Knorr bought a lot and built a home on Lake…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Anderson v. MooneyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
- Moen v. ThomasNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Norberg v. NorbergNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
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