Young Et Ux. v. Hansen Et Ux.

117 Utah 591 (1950)

218 P.2d 666

YOUNG et ux.

v.

HANSEN et ux.

No. 7428.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Decided May 16, 1950.

Gaylen S. Young, Salt Lake City, for appellants.

Rich & Elton, Salt Lake City, for respondents.

LATIMER, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from an adverse judgment entered in the court below in a suit to recover certain sums of money paid to the defendants.

The facts out of which this controversy arises are these: On or about the 14th day of May, 1948, the plaintiffs and defendants orally agreed that plaintiffs would pay to the defendants the sum of $9,000 for an undivided one-half interest in…