Salt Bowl Company v. State

CROCKETT, Justice:

The plaintiff Salt Bowl Company, lessee, sued the State of Utah, lessor, to recover damages resulting from the termination of a lease agreement which gave Salt Bowl the right to conduct automobile races and related activities at the State Fairgrounds.

The trial court decided that in the interest of -economy of time and effort the issue as to the State’s liability should be tried separately; and thereafter, if necessary, the damages.1

As to the first, the court found in favor of the plaintiff: that the termination of the lease was without legal justification. As to the second:…