Legal Opinion

Backus v. Hooten

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 1956No. 8375PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WORTHEN, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint on the ground that it failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

The complaint alleges that defendants own land in Beaver County, Utah; that they entered into a contract with, one Jerry Busby by the terms of which contract Busby agreed to level a number of acres of land on their property; that plaintiff extended credit to the said Jerry Busby and delivered to him certain machinery and equipment which were used by Busby in leveling said lands; that Busby agreed' to pay plaintiff for the rental of said…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brown v. WymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Frehner v. MortonUtah Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Crossroads Plaza Ass'n v. PrattUtah Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Lambert v. NewmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
  4. All Clean, Inc. v. Timberline PropertiesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2011
  5. Frehner v. MortonUtah Supreme Court · 1967

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