Legal Opinion

Van Zee v. Assam

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 6, 1983No. 13985PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUNN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding $20,000 with interest for damages sustained by buyers in a real estate transaction and from the trial court’s denial of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We affirm in part and modify in part.

In August of 1979, Gary Van Zee and Michael C. Thurman (buyers) were approached by Jake Fretty, an employee of Fred Assam d/b/a Fred Assam Real Estate (collectively referred to herein as appellant), in connection with the purchase of some investment property in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The property was owned by Ronald P. Shawd…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hurney v. LockeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Wolf v. GraberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Van Zee v. Sioux Valley HospitalSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Sandhorst v. Mauk's Transfer, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  5. Wilson v. LewisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Taggart v. Ford Motor Credit Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Kuper v. Lincoln-Union Electric Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Don M. Davis, as of the Estate of Ethlyn M. Davis, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  4. Westover v. East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Gasper v. FreidelSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990

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