GREER v. KOOIKER

No. 46422.

253 N.W.2d 133 (1977)

John J. GREER, et al., Respondents, v. Joan KOOIKER, Respondent, v. Cyril M. KOOB, defendant and third party plaintiff, Appellant. Olivia M. KOOB, defendant and third party plaintiff, Appellant, v. Harry LAIBLE, third party defendant, Respondent, Fred Dowden, third party defendant, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne, for Cyril M. Koob.

Taylor & Malone and William C. Taylor, Slayton, for Olivia M. Koob.

Brecht Hedeen & Hughes and William T. Hedeen, Worthington, for Greer, et al.

Klay Bastemeyer & Veldhuizen, Orange City, Iowa, LaVelle & Darling, Worthington, for Kooiker.

Erickson Zierke Kuderer & McKenna and Elton A. Kuderer, Fairmont, for Laible.

Gislason Dosland Hunter & Malecki and Daniel A. Gislason, New Ulm, for Dowden.

Heard before KELLY, YETKA and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


YETKA, Justice.

In this action plaintiffs sought specific performance or, in the alternative, damages for breach of a contract to sell a farm. The trial court found defendants entered into a written contract for the sale of the farm to plaintiffs and subsequently conveyed the same land to a third party. The court awarded damages of $37,500 to plaintiff buyers, damages of $4,725 to the real estate agent for breach of a listing contract, and $5,000 to the subsequent...

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