Pinney v. Hill

Harold Hill, defendant, appeals from a decree of specific performance requiring him to execute the necessary documents to register eight quarter horse colts and to pay $1,500 damages to Ronald Pinney, plaintiff. We affirm.

Plaintiff had a registered quarter horse stallion under his management and control. Defendant was the owner of 10 registered quarter horse mares. Early in 1969, the parties entered into an oral agreement whereby plaintiff paid defendant $1,000 and the defendant leased the 10 mares to plaintiff for breeding purposes. Plaintiff was to own the colts. The mares produced eight…