Townshend v. Goodfellow
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action coming on for trial in the district court for Hennepin county, before Loohren, J., the defendants moved for judgment on the pleadings. The motion was granted, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
This action is brought to enforce the specific performance of a contract for the sale and conveyance of real estate. The defendants, it appears, were partners doing business under the firm name of R. S. Goodfellow & Co. The contract was made between plaintiff as vendor, and the defendants as vendees, under the name of “R. S. Goodfellow & Co.” It is not questioned that the contract was executed by the consent and authority of both defendants,, who appear and answer in this action.
1. The contract was not invalid because so executed. It is enforceable in equity, and the deed will in such cases…
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