Cuevas v. Barraza

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal out of Canyon County from the grant of a summary judgment dismissing a claim seeking to enforce a vendee’s lien in real property. Because the appellant only addressed on appeal one of two possible grounds upon which the district court granted summary judgment, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Factual Background.

Juan Cuevas and Yrene Baez were co-owners of a house located in Canyon County. In March 2001, Juan Cuevas signed a handwritten agreement to sell the house to Bernardino Barraza for the sum of $80,000. Mr. Barraza moved onto the property…