Zawatsky v. Cohen

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This is a civil action brought by the plaintiff to recover a $25,000 deposit on a contract to purchase certain real estate. The defendant filed a counterclaim for damages, alleging that the plaintiff had breached the contract. The case was heard before a justice of the Superior Court sitting with a jury. Judgment was entered on behalf of the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.

A review of the record reveals the following testimony. The plaintiff testified that after preliminary negotiations he and defendant entered into an agreement to purchase the Viking Hotel,…