Legal Opinion

Del Rossi v. Doenz

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1996No. 95-39PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAYLOR, Justice.

This case involves a real estate transaction gone bad. Pursuing a theory of promissory estoppel, the jilted buyer filed suit against the seller. A county court jury awarded damages that equaled the buyer’s legal fees. The seller appealed to the district court, which reversed the award, finding that the statute of frauds precluded the claim. We agree with the district court that no legal theory justifies the county court jury’s award.

We affirm.

*1118I. ISSUES

Petitioner, Paul Del Rossi, states the issue:(a) Did the district judge err in his conclusion that the Del Rossi claim is…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Davis v. DavisWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Cargill, Inc. v. Mountain Cement Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Sheridan Commercial Park, Inc. v. BriggsWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Crosby v. Estate of StrahanWyoming Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Bigney v. BlanchardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Myers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
  2. Parkhurst v. BoykinWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Bird v. RozierWyoming Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Sayer v. WilliamsWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Richardson v. HardinWyoming Supreme Court · 2000

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