Stromme v. Rieck
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county against Gustav Rieck and Anna Rieck, his wife, to enforce the specific performance of a contract to convey to plaintiff a certain farm, and certain property situated thereon, in exchange for a specified amount of money and a conveyance of certain real estate in Minneapolis, and to recover $1,000 damages. The contract is quoted at length in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county against Gustav Rieck and Anna Rieck, his wife, to enforce the specific performance of a contract to convey to plaintiff a certain farm, and certain property situated thereon, in exchange for a specified amount of money and a conveyance of certain real estate in Minneapolis, and to recover $1,000 damages. The contract is quoted at length in the opinion. The complaint alleged that plaintiff had tendered to defendant proper conveyances of the Minneapolis property and with the consent of the defendants had taken possession of the farm in Anoka…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action for the specific performance of a contract for the sale and exchange of certain real property. On the trial below judgment was directed for plaintiff, and defendants appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The facts, briefly stated, are as follows: Plaintiff owned certain property in the city of Minneapolis, and defendant Gustav Rieck owned a farm in Anoka county. They entered into a contract for the exchange of these properties; plaintiff being represented in the transaction by her husband, W. A. Stromme. The contract was in writing, and in the following language:
“This agreement…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Weitzner v. ThingstadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Schwab v. BaremoreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Tice v. FreemanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Hayden v. AlbeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1873
- Meyers v. MarkhamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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