Heisley v. Swanstrom
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for St. Louis county, to recover the sum of $500, mentioned in the agreement of April 12, 1887, set put in the opinion. The action was tried by Stearns, J., who ordered judgment for defendant, which was entered, and the plaintiff appealed.'
1Opinion of the Court
Vandbrbur&h, J.
It appears from the record that on or about the 1st day of February, 1887, one William Heisley, the husband of the plaintiff, entered into a verbal agreement with defendant and several others for the purchase by them of certain lands described in the complaint, situated in Douglas county, Wisconsin, on joint account, for speculation, it being understood that the title of the property, when secured, should be conveyed to the defendant for the use and benefit of all. Heisley was to conduct the negotiations for the purchase, which were subsequently consummated at some time prior…
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