Lindquist v. Gibbs
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Watonwan county to recover $5,~ 470 for fraudulent representations in the sale of land. The facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Pfau, J., who-submitted 5 special questions to a jury and made findings and ordered judgment for $2,800 in favor of plaintiff. Defendant’s motion for additional findings was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
The respondents purchased from the appellant a quarter section of unimproved land in North Dakota, and, as the purchase price therefor, paid to him the sum of $1,600 in money, and conveyed to him 40 acres of land in Minnesota then worth $1,200. During the negotiations which culminated in this purchase, the appellant and the respondent Erickson went to North Dakota to examine the land. They examined a tract of land, pointed out by the appellant, which both, at the time, believed to be the land in question. The purchase was thereafter consummated in the belief, on the part of the…
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