Reed v. Alvey

MAUGHAN, Justice:

The plaintiff appeals the District Court’s order dismissing his equitable action for the specific performance of a realty sales contract. We reverse. All statutory references are to Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended. Costs to Appellant.

In April, 1976, the plaintiff, Alan C. Reed, hereinafter Reed, was contacted by Richard Lambert, hereinafter Lambert, concerning the purchase of a fourplex apartment building which the defendants, Vaughn Alvey, C. Howard Alvey and Michael Alvey, in their partnership capacity as C. Howard Alvey & Sons were planning to construct.

At the time…