Legal Opinion
Bruce Bergstrom v. Sambo's Restaurants, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1982No. 81-1973PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Sambo’s Restaurants, Inc., appeals from a final'judgment obtained by Bruce and Ruth Bergstrom in the amount of $190,000. A jury found that Sambo’s had contracted to convey a lease interest in its restaurant in Austin, Minnesota to the Bergstroms and that the contract was evidenced by a memorandum that complied with the Minnesota statute of frauds. Sambo’s contends that any contract between the Bergstroms and Sambo’s was barred by the statute of frauds, and that the district court 1 erred in instructing the jury. We affirm.
The Bergstroms had operated a restaurant…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Cederstrand v. Lutheran BrotherhoodSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
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- The Singer Company, a Corporation v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- National Bank of Kentucky v. Louisville Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
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