Radke v. Brenon
Minnesota Supreme Court
134 N.W.2d 887 (1965)
Brenon (defendant) bought a lakefront strip abutting ten neighbors' lots and sent Radke (plaintiff) and the others an identical signed letter offering to sell each person their bordering strip for $212, a price based on splitting the total purchase cost evenly among all ten; when two neighbors declined, Radke was aware the per-person price rose to $262 and orally accepted at that adjusted price, but over a year later, just as Radke was ready to pay, Brenon revoked the offer. Radke sued for specific performance, and the trial court ordered Brenon to perform.
Whether, under the Statute of Frauds, a contract for the sale of land is void unless memorialized in a writing satisfying the statute's requirements.