Soper Ex Rel. Soper v. Means

OPINION

Appellant Irwin S. Soper owned 160 acres near Laughlin, Nevada. Around 1974, he and respondent John A. Means discussed building and operating a trailer park on 15 acres of that land. Means started to develop the land for that purpose. In August 1975, the two men signed a written document relating to the agreement. Means stopped work on the project in early 1977 after expending more than $40,000.00 on it. He claimed that he was waiting for Soper to perform his contractual obligation and bring electricity to the site. Soper claimed that Means abandoned the project. In 1986, Means sued…