Pennington v. Roberge
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Wright county to rescind a land contract and to recover $2,000 paid upon the purchase price, together with $1,000 damages. The substance of the defense is stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Waite, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $2,000. From an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Action by tbe purchaser of a farm to rescind the contract of purchase and to recover the money paid thereunder on the ground of defendant’s misrepresentation. The relief sought was granted, and the defendant appeals from the order denying a new trial.
The plaintiff met the defendant at Hastings, Minnesota, on May 27, 1910. Plaintiff, having sold his farm in the southwestern part of the state, was then looking for a farm to buy. The defendant had just given Traub Brothers, a real estate firm in Minneapolis, the exclusive sale of his farm of 163 acres near Montrose, in Wright county. Plaintiff…
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