Legal Opinion
Burnham v. Layron
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1953No. 4578_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
The Laytons brought this action against the Burnhams for an accounting of moneys and property received from transactions growing out of the purchase, operation and sale of a ranch in Blaine County, Idaho, known as the Cove Ranch. It was alleged that Clifton B. Layton entered into a written contract to purchase the Cove Ranch; that after an interest in the contract had been assigned to Jack B. Layton, the Burnhams advanced substantial sums of money to complete the purchase and took fee title to the ranch and personal property thereon to secure the repayments of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations v. SeitzCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Dunham v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Doner v. HonsteadIdaho Supreme Court · 1940
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Justheim Petroleum Co. v. HammondCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- Justheim Petroleum Company, a Corporation v. Laurence Hammond and C. D. Flournoy and Milford Giffin, a Partnership Doing Business as Flournoy and Giffin, Clarence I. Justheim v. Laurence Hammond and C. D. Flournoy and Milford Giffin, a Partnership Doing Business as Flournoy and GiffinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- Perry Burnham and L. Earl Burnham v. Clifton B. Layton, Jack B. Layton and Grace Layton, His WifeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955