SMITH v. MELSON, INC.

No. 16088-PR.

135 Ariz. 119 (1983)

659 P.2d 1264

John E. SMITH and Mary Lou Smith, his wife, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. MELSON, INC., an Arizona corporation, Joseph Fallini, the State Land Commissioner, and Arizona State Land Department, an Agency of the State of Arizona, Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis & Baker, P.C. by William D. Baker, Robert S. Porter, Phoenix, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Black, Robertshaw, Frederick, Copple & Wright, P.C. by Frederick O. Robertshaw, Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Kathy W. Rand, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for defendants/appellees.


HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

Appellants John E. and Mary Lou Smith appeal from a judgment denying specific performance of a contract. The court of appeals affirmed the judgment of the superior court, Howard, C.J., dissenting. We granted the Smiths' petition for review.

The essential facts are not in dispute, and they show that in October, 1972, Smith became interested in purchasing a portion of the Willow Springs Ranch including 600 acres along the San Pedro River...

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