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STATE v. HANSON

No. 49384.

285 N.W.2d 487 (1979)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Allen Dale HANSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, and Michael F. Cromett, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Richard B. Allyn, Sol. Gen., Thomas F. Fabel, Deputy Atty. Gen., David McKenna, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Michael L. Kirk, County Atty., Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls, for respondent.

Heard before ROGOSHESKE, TODD, and WAHL, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.

TODD, Justice.

During 1975, on two separate occasions, Allen Hanson ran newspaper ads soliciting wheat and corn sales. In each case, the price offered was substantially over market, but the ad did provide for a 1-year call period. Persons who responded were told that a 10-cent per bushel administrative fee would be charged before any contracts were signed. Hanson collected over $2,500 from farmers in Minnesota and surrounding states. No purchases were ever made, and...

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