Fortier v. Barrett

The question in this action to recover the balance due on a contract to buy real estate is whether the evidence compelled a verdict for the plaintiff. We hold that it did not.

On June 27, 1974, the defendants signed a contract in which they agreed to purchase the plaintiffs’ “home located on Main Street, Contoocook, New Hampshire, for the amount of forty-two thousand dollars.” The terms set forth called for $1,000 down, $26,000 to be paid in monthly installments, which included interest and taxes, *36and a $15,000, six-month interest free, note. There was also a provision that if an action for…