Opinion ID: 1382275
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Heading: The parties and the property.

Text: Defendants are ranchers in Grant County and owned ranches in both the Bear Valley area and also in the John Day valley. In 1976 defendants came to the conclusion that they should cut the operation down and sell some of the Bear Valley property, as well as some of their Forest Service grazing permits. Defendant Joseph Oliver discussed this matter with his wife, defendant Arlene Oliver, and also with his son, and the three of them jointly arrived at a decision to sell a portion of the Bear Valley property. Joseph Oliver also conferred with his accountant and attorney and, as a result, it was decided that the sale had to be on terms rather than cash, for income tax reasons. Defendant Joseph Oliver then had a discussion with Mr. Southworth [the plaintiff] about the possibility of    selling this Bear Valley property. Plaintiff Southworth was also a cattle rancher in Bear Valley. The land which defendants had decided to sell was adjacent to land owned by him and was property that he had always wanted.