Kies v. Warrick
Supreme Court of Minnesota
• Action in the district court for Nobles county for specific performance of an agreement to sell land. The case was tried before Nelson, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the action, made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff. Prom the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHaliAm, J.
On October 25, 1917, defendant, Cordelia Warrick, and her husband, Isaac Warrick, contracted to sell to plaintiff 'an irregular tract of land in Nobles county. This action was brought to compel specific performance of the agreement. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
There is evidence that, prior to the making of the contract sued on, the Warricks placed the land in the hands of John Mitchell, a land man of Worthington, for sale, and told him the tract contained 209 acres. Mitchell -Went to plaintiff and negotiated a sale at $140 an acre, and told him the farm contained 209…
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- Garrett v. GoffWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
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