Trees v. Lewis

738 P.2d 612 (1987)

James TREES, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Walter LEWIS, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 19333.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 21, 1987.

J. Richard Bell, Jacque B. Bell, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Michael D. Hughes, St. George, for plaintiff and respondent.

DURHAM, Justice:

Walter Lewis (seller) appeals from a judgment requiring him to specifically perform a contract to sell a ranch to James Trees (buyer).[1] The case was, at seller's request, tried to an advisory jury, which found against seller. The court adopted the advisory jury's answers to special interrogatories…