Holmgren Brothers, Inc. v. Ballard

MAUGHAN, Justice:

In June of 1973, Gerald Ballard (hereafter defendant) orally agreed with Holm-gren Brothers, Inc., (hereafter plaintiff) to convey to plaintiff approximately 160 acres of real property situated in Hansel Valley, Box Elder County. Plaintiff sued defendant, his wife Winona Ballard, and Seymour Greaves, a single man, defendant’s seller under a real estate contract covering the 160 acres, the subject matter of the oral contract. The court, sitting without a jury, decreed specific performance, and it is from this judgment that defendants appeal.

Pursuant to this oral offer to sell…