Legal Opinion
Mel Trimble Real Estate v. Monte Vista Ranch, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided July 8, 1988No. 860135-CAPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORME, Judge:
In an earlier case, Mel Trimble Real Estate and its agent sued Leland Fitzgerald for a real estate sales commission allegedly owed. Trimble was unsuccessful in that action and the Utah Supreme Court affirmed in Mel Trimble Real Estate v. Fitzgerald, 626 P.2d 453 (Utah 1981). Trimble then brought this action to recover the commission against Monte Vista Ranch, Inc., which contracted to sell the property to Fitzgerald, and its shareholders. Monte Vista's motion for summary judgment was granted on res judicata grounds. Trimble appeals from the lower court’s grant of the motion…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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