Hollom v. Carey

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

This appeal arises from the consolidated trial of two cases. The district court ruled that appellant, Joyce Carey, was unlawfully detaining property from respondent, Benny Hollom, and that appellant’s claim for damages was barred by Minn.Stat. §§ 513.075 and 513.076 (Cohabitation, property and financial arrangements; Necessity of contract). We affirm.

FACTS

The relationship between Carey and Hol-lom began in May of 1970, when they met and began to date. Carey moved in with Hollom in February of 1973. The couple lived in a house that Hollom had purchased on a contract for…