Legal Opinion
John Finstad v. Beresford Bancorporation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2016No. 15-2814PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
John and Lorie Finstad brought this action alleging Beresford Bancorporation and its president, Frank Farrar, (collectively, “Beresford”) breached the terms of an option contract by selling their former farm to James and Wendy Gord. The Fin-stads also claim that the Gords tortiously interfered with their contract with Beres-ford. The district court, 2 exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, granted summary judgment in favor of Beresford and the Gords based on the preclusive effect of a prior state-court judgment. See Finstad v. Gord (Finstad I), 844 N.W.2d 913…
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