Richards Trust Co. v. Beach
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Beadle county; Hon. James H. McCoy, Judge. Action by the Richards Trust Company against Murtie L. Beach. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Fuller,
Under our view of the merits of this action to require the execution and delivery of a deed, it will not be necessary to determine respondent’s motion to dismiss the appeal. In considering whether the trial court was justified in finding that no enforceable contract for the sale of the land ever existed between the parties, we will briefly examine the following evidence offered in support of the complaint: On the 5th day of December, 1901, appellant, a resident of this state, addressed the following letter to respondent at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“Dear Madam: We wrote you some time ago…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Stearns v. ClappSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1903
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