Legal Opinion
Eddy v. Lee
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 12, 1981No. Civ. 9967PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAND, Justice.
Plaintiff, Judy D. Eddy [Eddy], appealed from a summary judgment for dismissal in favor of the defendants, James D. and Linda K. Lee [the Lees], in which the district court dismissed Eddy’s complaint because it determined that a $5,000.00 earnest money payment made by Eddy was liquidated damages and not a penalty.
On 23 Aug. 1978 Eddy and the Lees executed a “sale and earnest money contract” in which the Lees agreed to sell to Eddy a home located in Park River, North Dakota, for the price of $40,000 with $5,000 down and the balance of $35,000 to be paid on or before 15 Nov. 1978.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Roeders v. City of Washburn Ex Rel. City CommissionNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
- Hofer v. WM Scott Livestock CompanyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
- Matter of Estate of WagnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Bowbells Public School District No. 14 v. WalkerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Sunderland v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation BureauNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
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