Heiner v. S.J. Groves & Sons Co.

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

Appellants Claude L. Heiner and Dan H. Hunter (“Heiner and Hunter”) filed a complaint for breach of a mining contract against respondent S.J. Groves & Sons Company (“Groves”). The trial court dismissed the complaint with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Heiner and Hunter appeal. We affirm.

James Dickert and Robert Eddy (“Dic-kert and Eddy”) held five coal leases on the Dog Valley Coal Mine (“Dog Valley Coal Leases”), located in Emery County, Utah. On May 28,1975, Dickert and Eddy entered into an Option to Purchase and Purchase…