DeLee v. Roggen

OPINION

FACTS

Sol DeLee (“Sol”) owned the T&T Ranch in Amargosa Valley, Nye County, Nevada, until 1974, when he sold the property. The purchaser went bankrupt shortly thereafter and the property *1455was foreclosed. Morris DeLee (“Morris”), Sol’s brother, purchased the property at public auction held by the holder of the second mortgage. Sometime between 1974, when Morris purchased the property, and 1976, Morris orally promised to give the property to Sol. Morris argued that the promise was made only as a brotherly gesture. Sol insisted, and the district court agreed, that in exchange for the…