Greenfield v. Olson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Itasca county to recover possession of certain premises. The answer alleged that on November 10, 1903, plaintiff and Charles A. Olson entered into a contract for the sale to • Olson of certain lands in Itasca county; that Olson paid plaintiff the full purchase price of the land and demanded conveyance thereof, but that plaintiff refused to convey the land, and asked for a conveyance or, if that could not be had, for $6,000 damages.
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Action in the district court for Itasca county to recover possession of certain premises. The answer alleged that on November 10, 1903, plaintiff and Charles A. Olson entered into a contract for the sale to • Olson of certain lands in Itasca county; that Olson paid plaintiff the full purchase price of the land and demanded conveyance thereof, but that plaintiff refused to convey the land, and asked for a conveyance or, if that could not be had, for $6,000 damages. The case was tried before Stanton, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of defendants and that plaintiff execute a…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Plaintiff was the owner of the land in controversy in this action and on the eighteenth day of November, 1905, entered into an executory contract for the sale thereof to defendant Charles A. Olson. The contract was in the usual form of such instruments, and obligated plaintiff to convey the land to defendant by a good and sufficient warranty deed, subject to certain mineral reservations, upon the payment of the purchase price, according to the terms of a promissory note then executed by defendant to plaintiff and bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum; a down payment of $100 was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stearns v. KennedySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Gilbert v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- State v. Itasca Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Nicholson v. CongdonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Petition of S. R. A. Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
- Colby v. StreetSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- Reynolds Aluminum Co. v. Multnomah CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1956
- Williams v. Township of LyndSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981