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Show Judge DismissesBig Dismisses DismissesBig DismissesBig Big Damage Case CaseThe Casei - i I IThe The damage suit tor for $277000 277000 $277000I $277000brought $277 277 $ 000 000brought 00brought ( ( brought against agamst the Scorup Scomp Somer Somer'ville Somervilie Somerville I 'ville ville vilie ' Cattle company by Marion Manon & . , &Wllkin Wllkin & Wllkm Wilkm a Denver commission firm firmas firmnas firmwas \\as as nas \ disirlssed dlSrrissed disn'issed disnissed ' in federal court at atSalt atSalt alSalt Salt Lake City by Judge TIllman TiUman TiUmanID TillmarD . D ID Johnson JohrlSon Tuesday The defendant defen defendant defendant , dant company through its at attorneys attomeys torneys had filed a motion for forsummary forsummary toisummary summary judgment and this mo motIon motiori motion tIon tiori tIonas a \ was \\as as as argued for four da dais das } ) s by byattorneys byattorneys b ; ' attorneys representing both sid sides sidesAfter sidesAfter : s sAfter After cal caiefully efully considering consldenng all allpomts allpoints alpoints pomts points of law invols involved mvohed ed Judge John Johnson Johnson Johnson son granted the motionllch motion \\llch llch \ wl llchhas l ich ichhas idhas has the effect of dismissing dlsnussmg the theactIOn theaction thaction thactionThe ( actIOn actIOnThe The Denver " plaintiffs laintIffs 'II II a ' were ere rep represented represented represented resented by Judd Ray Qumney QUInney & . , &Nebeker Nebeker & , Nebeker while Attorneys Attomeys Mltehell Iitchell MltehellMeUch ? MitchelMelich IitchellMelich [ MeUch Melich of Moab Clarence T Wald Waid Waldof Waidof Waicof of Bols Boiso Boise and Jcsse Jesse R It S Budge of ofSalt ofSalt o : Salt Lake City appeared for the thedefendant thedefendant thidefendant > defendant company Attorney Kno't Knot Knox Kno'tPatterson KnoxPatterson Kno-iPatterson Kno iPatterson ' - Patterson of Salt Like L'lke Llke ' City rep represented represented represented resented Richard Somerville nunor minoi nunorstcckholder minoistockholder minoistockholder stcckholder stockholder inten mten interi enorManon enorMarion enor enorMarion : Marion Manon & . , & , Wllkin Wilkin brought suit suitagaInst suitagainst suiagainst agaInst the Scorup Somel Someivile vile com corn cornpany cornpany 1 = pany any for damages they allegedly allegedlysustamed allegedlysustained alleged'sustained allegedsustained ! ' sustamed sustained after they had negotI negotIated negotiated negotiated ated for the purchase of the largi large cattle outfit They claimed they theyh1.d theyhid h1.d h1d hid . purchased an option to buy buythe bu buthe buythe , the cattle c'lttle clttle ' company for $532500 532500 $532500and $532 532 $532500and 532500and $ 500 500and and attempted to exeicise exelClSe the op ophC'n opticn opticn hC'n hCn ticn ' but their offer to purchase purchaseia purchasewa ia \ a declined declmed They claimed they theyh1.d theyhid theyhid , h1.d h1d hid . suffered damages in tl1e the tl1eamount theamount theamount , ' amount of $ 77 77000 000 |