Cosper v. Hancock

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pringle.

This case arises out of a dispute concerning a purported contract for the sale of uranium mining claims in McKinley County, New Mexico. The plaintiffs in error will be referred to as the Cospers, and the defendants in error will be referred to as the Hancocks.

The Cospers are the owners of the mining claims which are the subject of this dispute. In the early months of 1962, the Hancocks contacted the Cospers with regard to a possible purchase of these claims. The parties reached a tentative agreement and this ultimately resulted in the drafting of a written…