Legal Opinion
Holste v. Baker
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 14, 1947No. 34,280PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Magnet, Justice.
Plaintiffs brought action for specific performance of an oral contract for the sale of land and appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to adverse findings.
Plaintiffs, Walter A. and Pearl C. Holste, husband and wife, are the son-in-law and daughter of defendant Christina Chard Baker. Carl Baker is the husband of Christina and is joined as defendant for that reason only.
Christina is the owner of a 280-acre farm in Scott county. Plaintiffs claim that on or about April 15, 1944, she sold and agreed to convey to plaintiffs the farm in question. They claim that the agreed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shaughnessy v. EidsmoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Todd v. BettingenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Hatlestad v. Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Leach v. LeachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Kuhne v. GauSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Radke v. BrenonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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- Nybladh v. Peoples State Bank of WarrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Abraham v. HarveyMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
- Burke v. FineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
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