Dew v. Dower

The District Court for the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, entered a directed verdict at the close of trial in this matter. Plaintiffs appeal, arguing that they presented evidence which would warrant submitting to the jury several issues relating to their purchases of land from defendants, the Dowers. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The dispositive issue is whether the District Court erred in directing a verdict for the defendants at the close of all the evidence, based on the statute of frauds.

The Dowers owned approximately 205 acres of…