JOHNSON v. ELLIOT

No. 8934.

218 P.2d 703 (1950)

JOHNSON et al. v. ELLIOT et al.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 9, 1950.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmond G. Toomey, Helena, G.J. Jeffries, Roundup, for appellants.

Ralph J. Anderson, Helena, Albert C. Angstman, Helena, W.W. Mercer, W.S. Mather, Roundup, for respondents.


METCALF, Justice.

This is an action to compel specific performance of an alleged contract for the sale of real property.

For some time prior to May 29, 1947, W.B. Elliot, as president of the Willow Creek Sheep Company, had been negotiating with W.B. Johnson and H.N. Ekern, the plaintiffs, for the sale of the lands of the corporation. On May 18, 1947, the plaintiffs told W.B. Elliot that they would buy the corporation's ranch but that they also wanted the lands...

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