DeBaca v. McAffee

BURNETT, Judge.

This appeal arises from the sale of a cattle ranch near Mackay, Idaho. The controversy concerns the scope of grazing rights, and rights in a cattle grazing association, transferred in the sale. The dispositive questions are whether the contract and deed are ambiguous and, if so, whether substantial evidence supports the district court’s determination of the parties’ underlying intent. For reasons explained below, we answer both questions in the affirmative and we uphold the district court’s judgment.

*801The ranch was sold by Earl and Ada McAffee to E.C. DeBaca. While they owned the…