Hill v. Hartog

OAKS, Justice:

In this lessor’s action for default in the payment of rent on a lease agreement, the district court entered a judgment on a special verdict against defendants for $20,000. Only defendant Roberts appeals, seeking reversal or a new trial because the district court excluded the testimony of his code-fendants as to (1) whether or not the lease instrument was final and binding, and (2) whether appellant was a lessee or merely a guarantor of the lease.

Respondent owned real property in Lay-ton, Utah. He was approached by defendant Dale Hartog and representatives of Tu-nex regarding the…