Ethen v. Reed Masonry, Inc.

SCOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Beltrami County District Court in favor of respondent Reed Masonry, Inc. We reverse.

On October 7, 1976, respondent conveyed to appellants Walter and Joyce Ethen a lot in Bemidji, Minnesota, upon which a new house had been built. The record reflects that the sale price was $44,000, and that the house was built upon the property by respondent at the time it owned the subject real estate.

Prior to the sale Fred Lahman, of Lah-man Well Drillers, was hired by respondent to place a water well on the property and, in accordance with respondent’s…