Morris v. Sykes

624 P.2d 681 (1981)

Melville L. MORRIS, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Dwane J. SYKES and Patricia Sykes, Defendants and Appellants.

No. 16838.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 21, 1981.

M. Dayle Jeffs of Jeffs & Jeffs, Provo, for defendants and appellants.

A.H. Boyce, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.

CROCKETT, Justice:[*]

Plaintiff Morris sued for specific performance of a contract to purchase some undeveloped land in Alaska by compelling defendants Sykes to accept the balance thereon and convey the land to the plaintiff, or in the alternative, to relieve the plaintiff from an unjust and…