Legal Opinion
Von Sternberg v. Caffee
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 26, 2005No. NonePublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] In this dispute over a farm management and cattle partnership contract, we conclude that the trial court should not have allowed defendant to offer evidence about an alleged oral modification to the contract because, in the circumstances of this case, the written contract could be modified only by a contract in writing. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a new trial on defendant’s counterclaim.
Background
[¶ 2.] A. Carl and Mark A. Von Stern-berg (plaintiffs) own a farm in Buffalo County, South Dakota. On December 18, 1999, Lawrence Caffee (defendant)…
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