Legal Opinion
Jensen v. Peterson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 10, 1978No. 47295PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
Appeal by defendants from an order of the Steele County District Court denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. The jury found that the defendants had used fraud or misrepresentation in the purchase of plaintiff’s trailer court and its subsequent resale. The jury awarded compensatory damages of $12,500 and punitive damages of $1,675. We affirm.
In 1968 plaintiffs Roy and Evelyn Jensen sold their trailer court located in Medford, Minnesota, to plaintiffs James and Mary Jensen on a contract for deed. In March 1974 James and Mary listed the property…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Benson Cooperative Creamery Ass'n v. First District Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Peterson v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Lott v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Boulevard Plaza Corp. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Lewis v. Citizens Agency of Madelia, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Milton BARNES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Martin LOGAN, Koren Logan, Trustees for the Logan Inter Vivos Trust, Respondents-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Estate of Jones Ex Rel. Blume v. KvammeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Northstar Industries, Inc. v. Merrill Lynch & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- ESTATE OF JONES BY BLUME v. KvammeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
- Bismarck Public School District No. 1 v. Ritterbush Associates, P.C.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
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