Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Thomas
Utah Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 2000No. 981638, 981660PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSON, Associate Chief Justice:
1 1 Defendants Michael Thomas and Harry Thomas, residents in plaintiff Gary Coleman's mobile home park, appeal from the trial court's order denying their motion for a new trial. After a bench trial, the court held that the Mobile Home Park Residency Act did not prevent Coleman from terminating the Thomases' lease without cause.
BACKGROUND
12 On May 21, 1998, Michael Thomas signed an agreement with Gary Coleman to lease a mobile home space in Coleman's mobile home park. The lease agreement stated in pertinent part:
The term shall begin on Jan. 1, 1998 and continue…
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