Drye v. Eagle Rock Ranch, Inc.

SMITH, Justice.

I respectfully dissent. The area of dis.-agreement is primarily narrowed to challenging the Court’s holdings:(1) That the doctrine of equitable estop--pel does not apply; and(2) That the lot owners can not recover because such owners have failed to establish rights in the 1000-acre ranch. The basis for this holding being that the lot owners have failed to bring their case within one of the exceptions to the rules requiring a writing for the creation of rights in land. In other words, the Court is saying ■that the lot owners are barred from a recovery by the statutes of frauds…