Braunger v. Snow

405 N.W.2d 643 (1987)

Paul A. BRAUNGER, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

Jack SNOW and June Snow, Defendants and Appellees.

Nos. 15339, 15341.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Argued January 14, 1987.

Decided May 13, 1987.

Rory M. Barth, Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and appellant.

Roger W. Ellyson of Ellyson Law Offices, Watertown, for defendants and appellees.

MILLER, Justice.

This is a contract action. The primary issues center around the applicability and effect of the statute of frauds. Present also are issues dealing with collateral oral agreements and the admissibility of a pretrial deposition of a party.…