Jorgensen v. Coffie

On May 16, 1946, Edward Jorgensen bought an eighty-acre farm in Woodbury county from Carl J. Wolle. He went into possession of the farm land immediately but the contract of purchase provided he was not to take possession of the farmhouse until March 1, 1947. The purchase price was $18,000, óf which $3,500 was paid on May 16, 1946, and the balance, down to a first mortgage of $4,500 to the Prudential Insurance Company, was to be paid on July 1, 1946. On June 22, 1946, Jess Coffie, the husband of Marian M. Coffie, handed him a paper which was signed by Marian M. Coffie, as guardian of the…