Naden v. Johnson and Wife

This is an action brought by the plaintiff-respondent, Dean B. Naden, against the defendants-appellants, Dale L. Johnson and his wife, 1 for damages for breach of contract for the sale of a cranberry marsh located in Jackson county. The contract for the sale was partly written and partly oral. The written contract was entered into on May 9, 1968. Naden agreed to purchase the marsh and personal property from Johnson for $67,000. The marsh consisted of 23 acres -- 17 acres were in production and the additional six acres had been partially prepared for planting. Johnson was an experienced cranberry grower; Naden was not but he had the advice of a cranberry marsh consultant, Fred Barber.