Legal Opinion
Gethsemane Lutheran Church v. Zacho
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 22, 1960No. 37,855PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Loevinger, Justice.
This is a suit for specific performance of a contract for deed.
The land involved here was owned from 1926 to 1948 by Margaret Zacho, a widow. In 1948 she conveyed the land to her son Leo to be held by him in trust as her agent for purposes of convenience.
Subsequent to this, there were negotiations between Margaret Zacho, George Zacho, also Margaret’s son, and Paul M. Krause, pastor of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, regarding a proposal to erect an intersynodical Lutheran high school on this land. Others became interested, and the Lutheran High School Association of Greater St.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- McKeever v. Washington Heights Realty Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- Lawson v. United States Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Loth v. LothSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Peterson v. First National Bank of CeylonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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