Swanson v. Linder

This action was brought to enforce the specific performance of an alleged contract to sell real estate. The transaction leading up to the action was conducted wholly by correspondence. The .sole question is as to whether the plaintiff has such a valid and binding contract as can be enforced in an action for specific performance.

The plaintiff is a resident of Devils Lake, North Dakota. He does business under the name of Swanson Implement Company. Whether this is a partnership, a corporation, or whether it is simply a trade name under which he carries on his business does not appear. The…