Coombs v. Ouzounian

CALLISTER, Justice:

Plaintiff initiated this action to compel specific performance of an option agreement for the sale of the defendants’ jointly owned residence and adjoining-real property. The trial court rendered judgment for the defendants, and plaintiff appeals.

On July 9, 1966, plaintiff and defendants executed an option agreement for a consideration of $100 for a time period from June 9, 1966, to January 31, 1967. The trial court found that this option was not exercised by plaintiff. The parties then entered into a new option agreement, which ran from January 30, 1967, to July 30, 1967.…