WHITE v. WESTERN EMPIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 9156.

11 Utah 2d 227 (1960)

357 P.2d 483

LINCOLN C. WHITE, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. WESTERN EMPIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A CORPORATION, AND A.A. TIMPSON, DEFENDANTS AND APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 2, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cotro-Manes & Cotro-Manes, Horace J. Knowlton, Salt Lake City, for appellants.

White, Arnovitz & Smith, Salt Lake City, for respondent.


HENRIOD, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment for plaintiff in a case tried to the court, for breach of a promise to resell defendant's stock theretofore sold by defendant's president to plaintiff. Affirmed with costs to plaintiff.

Negotiations between plaintiff and one Timpson, president of defendant company, culminated in the following letter dated January 3, on defendant's stationery, addressed to plaintiff:

"This is to certify that any stock that you...

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