NIELSEN v. HOKENSTEAD

No. 10200.

137 N.W.2d 880 (1965)

Elbert C. NIELSEN and Alice L. Nielsen, Appellants, v. Mervin HOKENSTEAD, Tilford Iverson, Archie Elliott, David Olson and Orville Berkland as members of the Board of Education of Brandon Valley Independent School District No. 150, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

November 15, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Burke and Richard Hopewell, Sioux Falls, for appellants.

George O. Johnson of May, Boe & Johnson, Sioux Falls, for respondents.


PER CURIAM.

This is an action for specific performance by plaintiffs as vendors against the defendants as members of the board of education of an independent school district as vendee. The action seeks to compel the district to take title to a tract of land of about 20 acres and pay the plaintiffs as the consideration therefor the sum of $20,000. Judgment dismissing the complaint was entered in the court below and plaintiffs appeal.

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