Catmull v. Johnson

MAUGHAN, Justice:

Plaintiffs initiated this action to recover certain royalty payments which they claimed were due and owing pursuant to an agreement between them and defendant Johnson, and which was binding upon the other defendants as successors in interest to Johnson. Upon trial before the court, plaintiffs were granted judgment and they were awarded payments for the years 1971, 1972, and 1973. Defendants appeal therefrom.

On February 28, 1966, plaintiffs conveyed three mining claims to defendant Johnson and his wife. These were situated in Little Cottonwood Canyon, and known as the Free…