Bowen v. Watz

KRUCKER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment, adverse to the plaintiffs, rendered in the Superior Court of Pima County. The plaintiffs’ cause of action, basically, was that they had joined with the defendant Edward Watz and the Southwestern Land Company for the purpose of acquiring and then selling, at a large profit, certain undeveloped land in New Mexico. The agreement between the parties was evidenced by a memorandum drawn by the attorney for Mr. Watz. In the Superior Court, the plaintiffs asked that the contract be construed, a constructive trust be imposed on the New Mexico land,…