Craigmile v. Sorenson

Knutson, Justice.

Appeal from an order denying defendants’ motion for amended findings of fact and conclusions of law or for a new trial.

This action arises out of an alleged sale of a quarter section of land by defendants to plaintiffs under a contract for deed. Viewing the evidence most favorable to the prevailing parties, as we must on appeal, the following facts could be found to be true.

All parties to the action have lived in substantially the same community in Kittson county during most of their lives. Defendant Adolf O. W. Sorenson was 36 years of age at the time of trial and had…