Jacobson v. Gulbransen

LEE D. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

[¶ 1.] Jeff and Carol Gulbransen (Gul-bransens) appeal from a judgment in a civil action tried to the court. The trial court concluded that there was an enforceable agreement between Gulbransens and Garry Jacobson (Jacobson) for the sale of land and ordered Gulbransens to convey the land to Jacobson. On appeal, Gulbran-sens contend that there was no agreement between the parties or, alternatively, that *87the statute of frauds bars enforcement of the agreement. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Jacobson and Gulbransens are landowners in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They…