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Bowers v. Norton

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Nov 19, 1926
210 N.W. 871 (Minn. 1926)

Opinion

No. 25,632.

November 19, 1926.

Statutory notice of cancelation of contract not vendor's exclusive remedy.

Case controlled by prior decisions.

Vendor and Purchaser, 39 Cyc. p. 1430 n. 77, 80.

Defendants appealed from an order, of the district court for Dodge county, Senn, J., denying their motion for a new trial. Affirmed.

George A. Norton and N.J. Nelson, for appellants.

H.J. Edison, for respondents.



Action by vendors against vendees for specific performance of a contract to convey land. After findings and an order for judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal from the order denying their motion for a new trial.

The case has proceeded and judgment has been ordered for plaintiffs under the rule of Abbott v. Moldestad, 74 Minn. 293, 77 N.W. 227, 73 Am. St. 348, and Freeman v. Paulson, 107 Minn. 64, 119 N.W. 651, 131 Am. St. 438. Those cases are now controlled by Noyes v. Brown, 142 Minn. 211, 171 N.W. 803. See also Paynesville L. Co. v. Grabow, 160 Minn. 414, 200 N.W. 481.

The main argument for defendants is that the statute, G.S. 1923, § 9576, providing for the cancelation by notice of an executory contract for the conveyance of land, provides the exclusive remedy for the vendor. There is nothing in that point and it was decided otherwise in State Bank v. Sylte, 162 Minn. 72, 202 N.W. 70.

The other points made for defendants are also disposed of adversely to defendants by the cases first above cited.

Order affirmed.


Summaries of

Bowers v. Norton

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Nov 19, 1926
210 N.W. 871 (Minn. 1926)
Case details for

Bowers v. Norton

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM BOWERS AND ANOTHER v. DELIA P. NORTON AND ANOTHER

Court:Supreme Court of Minnesota

Date published: Nov 19, 1926

Citations

210 N.W. 871 (Minn. 1926)
210 N.W. 871

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