Legal Opinion
Ault v. Dubois
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided July 10, 1987No. 860024-CA, 860028-CAPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORME, Judge:
Dubois appeals a jury verdict against him, awarding $40,000 in damages to the Aults for his voluntary waste of their property. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In May of 1972, Dubois contacted Mr. Ault and together they agreed that Ault would rent a house and 30 acres of land in Vernon, Utah to Dubois for use as a boys’ ranch. There was no written agreement, and Dubois became a tenant on a month-to-month basis. Rent for the house and land was a modest $300 per month. There is some disagreement as to the condition of the house and land at commencement of the tenancy. The Aults…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Johnson v. Northwest Acceptance CorporationOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Jowdy v. GuerinCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
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