Ruble v. Ruble

Magney, Justice.

Plaintiff and defendant, brothers, are the owners of undivided interests in certain real property in Willmar. This action was brought to compel defendant to convey his 4/14 interest to plaintiff.

In the fall of 1946, defendant orally offered to sell to plaintiff his interest in the property for $8,000 cash or $2,500 cash and the balance on payments. Before acting on defendant’s offer, plaintiff sold a house in Minneapolis in order to raise the money. On November 29, 1946, he wrote defendant:

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