Lockwood v. Geier
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Big Stone county to reform a contract for the sale of land and to cancel the contract so reformed. The • case was tried before Flaherty, ]., who found in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants appealed..
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
Plaintiff and respondent, as the vendor in a contract for the sale of’ land, brought this action to reform a contract and to declare it canceled or to rescind it. The answer of defendants and appellants, the vendees, sought specific performance as to all the land except a particular quarter (as to which the title was claimed to have failed) upon the-payment of the contract price, less a proportionate deduction. In the-preliminary oral negotiations which resulted in the contract, the controverted details of which will be presently considered, the plaintiff' offered to convey an eight hundred…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Haviland v. . WilletsNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Benson v. MarkoeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Schwab v. BaremoreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Wall v. MeilkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Mackey v. AmesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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3Cited by4 opinions
- John v. TimmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Papke v. PearsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Nelson v. VassendenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Straabe v. JacksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916