Jackson v. Straabe
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in ejectment in the district court for Anoka county and to recover $1,000 for withholding the premises. Defendants motion to vacate the judgment entered on November 39, 1916, whereby plaintiffs were decreed to be the owners of the premises involved, was granted, a new trial o'f the action was ordered, and the case consolidated with the ease of Straabe v. Jackson for trial. From the order granting that motion, plaintiffs appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
The parties to this action entered into an executory contract for the sale to defendant of certain land owned by plaintiffs situated in Anoka county. A down payment on the purchase price was made and defendant was given possession of the land on March 15, 1914. Defendant subsequently discovered what he considered were fraudulent representations concerning the land, made by plaintiffs at the time the contract was entered into, and in April, 1915, he commenced an action in equity to rescind the contract, and recover the down payment. At that time there was an instalment óf the purchase price…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sache v. WallaceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Straabe v. JacksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
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