State, by and Through Public Welfare Comm. v. Bonnett

LATIMER, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Utah County ordering defendants to surrender possession of and execute a deed conveying a certain tract of farm land located adjacent to the Utah State Hospital at Provo, Utah, to the plaintiffs. The appeal is also from a money judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs.

The facts of the case are as follows: In 1941 the State Legislature authorized the Department of Public Welfare to purchase various tracts of land, including the tract which is the subject of this action; but no funds were appropriated for use in making such…