Legal Opinion

Heikkila v. Carver

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided November 13, 1985No. 14795PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSHEIM, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Russell and Norma Carver from a judgment decreeing the Carvers in default on a contract for deed. We affirm.

On January 2, 1979, Howard and Reino Heikkila sold their 5,920 acre Harding County ranch to Carvers on contract for deed. The contract fixed the purchase price at $592,000.00 allocating in part $394,-900.00 for real estate, $75,000.00 for the house located on the property, and $50,-000.00 for 10% of the Heikkilas’ mineral interests. The contract reserved to the Heikkilas an undivided 90% interest, including future interests, in “all minerals…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Vines v. Orchard Hills, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. Prentice v. ClassenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Walter Motor Truck Co. v. State Ex Rel. Department of TransportationSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Jesz v. GeigleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Highgate Associates, Ltd. v. MerryfieldSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
  2. Beitelspacher v. WintherSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Chamberlain Livestock Auction, Inc. v. PennerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Carver v. HeikkilaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Heikkila v. CarverSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987

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