Hyde v. Hyde

This is an appeal from the judgment entered on the verdict of the jury in an action for recovery of damages for breach of contract.

The Frank Hyde Jewelry Company owned and operated a jewelry store in Sioux Falls. Its Capital stock and that of the Frank Hyde Realty Company were owned by plaintiff Frank Hyde, his son Hadleigh, and daughter Esther. In January 1950, Hadleigh Hyde went to California where his sister lived and his father was vacationing for the purpose of negotiating for the purchase of their shares of stock. The brother and sister entered into a contract identified in the record…