Mitchell v. Thorne

73 Ariz. 396 (1952)

242 P.2d 282

MITCHELL

v.

THORNE.

No. 5427.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

March 17, 1952.

Jennings, Strouss, Salmon & Trask and Richard G. Kleindienst, all of Phoenix, for appellant.

George D. Locke, of Phoenix, for appellee.

UDALL, Chief Justice.

Raymond O. Mitchell, plaintiff (appellant) sued Niblack Thorne, defendant (appellee) for $7,500 on an alleged oral contract to repurchase one thousand shares of the capital stock of Hadley Products, Inc., an Arizona corporation. The defendant's answer specifically denied there was such an agreement and also pleaded as an affirmative defense that…