Tang v. Avitable

UDALL, Justice.

Anthony G. Avitable, plaintiff (appellee), sought to recover damages from copartners Joe W. Tang, Joe Y. Wey, and Sam Dong, for the breach of a contract to sell a nightclub business. The cause was tried to the court without a jury and plaintiff was awarded $32,300 in damages. The partners perfected this appeal and raise several interesting questions of law. For convenience we shall refer to the parties by their, last names.

The trial of this case lasted some three days; the reporter’s transcript covers 588 pages and there are numerous exhibits. Our task in preparing the opinion…