Reifenrath v. Hansen

Plaintiff filed this action upon an alleged contract for the sale of real estate. He prayed for an order requiring the defendants to submit the formal real estate contract to him “or to enter an order setting forth such-contract in full with the terms thereof and to require defendants to comply therewith.” The case was tried to the District Court without a jury. The court found that the evidence was insufficient to establish the issues essential for the formation of a contract or to establish part performance sufficient to remove the transaction from the statute of frauds, and insufficient to…