Collins v. Parkinson

DONALDSON, Justice.

This quiet title action arises from a dispute over ownership of a piece of land involved in two distinct, conflicting transactions.

On September 15, 1965, E. J. Soelberg, respondent, entered into a real estate sale contract with Ralph and Theda Parkinson, husband and wife, who are co-respondents. The contract involved a parcel of rural land near the Arco Airport in Butte County, Idaho. This property was the community property of Soelberg and his wife Exie. Mr. Soelberg signed the contract along with Mr. and Mrs. Parkinson in 1965 and the Parkinsons have farmed it…