Davis v. Godart
Supreme Court of Minnesota
After the former appeal, reported in 131 Minn. 221, 154 N. W. 1091, the case was tried before Hanft, J., who at the clase of the testimony-granted defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. Erom the judgment entered pursuant to the verdict, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, J.
Action to recover the sum of $6,200 paid by plaintiff to defendants under a contract for the sale of 636 acres of land in the Saskatchewan region. At the close of plaintiff’s case defendants rested and requested the court to direct a verdict in their favor, which was granted. Erom a judgment entered thereon plaintiff appealed.
It -appears that the plaintiff resided near Madison in the state of Wisconsin. In September, 1912, he came to St. Paul and went with *204the defendants on an excursion into Canada looking for land. Thereafter he signed an earnest money contract dated October 4, 1912, with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rogers v. BurrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Davis v. GodartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- La Dow v. E. Bement & SonsMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
- Matson v. BaumanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
3Cited by1 opinion
- Davis v. GodartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920