SCHWARTZ v. SYVER


264 Wis. 526 (1953)

SCHWARTZ and wife, Appellants, vs. SYVER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

July 3, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief and oral argument by John B. Morrissy of Lake Geneva.

For the respondent there was a brief by Moran, O'Brien & Richardson of Delavan, and oral argument by R. G. Richardson.


BROWN, J.

Plaintiffs submit that the document which they signed was not a contract but only an offer to purchase which they rescinded before it was accepted. It is not an instrument to do credit to a lawyer but we agree with the learned trial court in holding it to be a sales contract, as it describes itself to be, identifying property to be sold, specifying the terms of payment, signed by the contracting parties, and partly performed by the buyers. The signing by...

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