Mitchell v. Preusse

SAND, Justice.

Richard Preusse (Preusse) appealed a Cass County Court judgment awarding Glenn Mitchell and Mike Neuwirth (Mitchell and Neuwirth) damages for breach of an apartment rental contract.

In late July 1983 Mitchell and Neuwirth arrived in Fargo from their homes in Minnesota to obtain housing while they attended college. They located an apartment Preusse owned which at that time he was remodeling. Doors needed to be hung, windows repaired, a refrigerator installed, and the apartment cleaned. However Mitchell and Neuwirth were not moving to Fargo until September 1 and Preusse promised…