Lamb v. Riemers

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Roland Riemers appealed from a judgment ordering him to return a $5,000 earnest money deposit made by Timothy Lamb for the purchase of an apartment complex from Riemers. We hold Riemers waived his right to a jury trial. We further hold the trial court did not err in construing the purchase contract, and we affirm.

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[¶ 2] On February 1, 2002, Riemers and Lamb executed an earnest money receipt and purchase agreement with Lamb agreeing to purchase an eighteen-plex apartment building in Grand Forks from Riemers for $450,000. Lamb gave Riem-ers a check in the amount of $5,000…