Gregerson v. Jensen

MAUGHAN, Justice:

The plaintiff brings this appeal from the District Court’s judgment dismissing his suit for failure to establish a prima facie case. We reverse and remand the matter for a new trial. All statutory references are to Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.

On September 29, 1971, the plaintiff, Ned Gregerson, hereinafter “Gregerson,” met with the defendant, James Jensen, hereinafter “Jensen,” at a service station which the defendant managed. While at the station, Gregerson, who was accompanied by his father, asked Jensen if he would sell a piece of property he owned in Gunnison,…