Hoekzema v. Van Haften

In February, 1944, plaintiff George Hoekzema, a building contractor, with little if any experience in farming, advertised in a Grand Rapids newspaper for a fully-equipped dairy farm which he desired to purchase as an investment. It was to be operated and managed by his niece, Mrs. Weaver, and her husband, an experienced farmer. Edwardand Ray Van Haften, defendants herein, responded to the advertisement. Hoekzema and Mr. Weaver visited the Van Haften farm a number of times and finally Hoekzema and wife agreed to purchase it from defendants for $26,000. They paid down $500 on March 28, 1944,…