Needles v. Keys
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey eopnty to construe a contract and to determine the rights of the parties under it and for other relief.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey eopnty to construe a contract and to determine the rights of the parties under it and for other relief. The case was tried before Brill, J., who made findings and as conclusions of law found that the tender made to defendants on December 14, 1920, was sufficient to prevent the forfeiture of plaintiff’s rights; the rights of plaintiffs under the contract were not terminated and defendants had not the right to the possession of the property in dispute. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
In January, 1918, defendants entered into a contract with the owner for the purchase of certain improved real estate in the city of St. Paul, *478by the terms of which, in addition to the initial payment, defendants assumed and agreed to pay two mortgages on the property aggregating the sum of $10,000 and bearing interest at the rate of 6 per centum per annum payable semi-annually, and agreed to pay the taxes on the property before they became delinquent, • and agreed to pay the owner the further sum of $11,000 in semi-annual instalments of $750 each. On November 20, 1919, defendants…
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