Biegler v. Kraft

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERTO A. LANGE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Martin A. Biegler, Cara M. Biegler, and Christine K. Schirber, IRA, by and through its Trustee, BankWest, Inc., (collectively “Bieglers”) sued Defendants Richard Kraft and Caryn R. Kraft (“Krafts”) seeking specific performance of what the Bieglers allege to be a contract for the purchase of 314 acres in Dewey County, South Dakota. The Bieglers started this case by filing a Complaint and a lis pendens on May 26, 2011. The Krafts answered, raised the statute of frauds as a defense, and denied that…