Mahoney v. May

Kortum, District Judge.

This is an action for money judgment by the plaintiff, J. Phillip Mahoney, against the defendant, Alvan May, for loss of profit on an agreement for sale of real estate.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendant and the plaintiff appeals. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.

Prior to the spring of 1977, May owned an 80-acre parcel of land called Tract II. In March of 1976, May had discussions with a real estate agent, Larry Majewski, about the possibility of a trade of Tract II. Nothing resulted from this discussion.

Approximately a year later, May contacted…