Van Der Stok v. Van Voorhees

The plaintiff, Frank Van Der Stok, appeals the Trial Court’s (Vaughan, J.) rulings denying him summary judgment and awarding attorney’s fees and costs to the defendant, Wayne Van Voorhees. We affirm in part, vacate in part and remand.

The trial court noted the following facts in its order on summary judgment. This case arises out of a transaction for the sale of real estate in Hanover between the defendant as buyer and the plaintiff as seller. During negotiations, the defendant explained to the plaintiff that he wanted to build a seasonal home near Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where his…