Chapman v. Vendresca

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal from rulings by the trial justice in the Superior Court denying the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict and granting the defendants’ motion for a new trial. Although the case is presented in a somewhat complex procedural posture, the essential facts are not subject to dispute.

On February 10, 1973, plaintiff, Wayne M. Chapman, entered into a contract with Dominic Vendresca and Pasquale DeLuca (defendants) for the purchase of a portion of a tract of land situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The terms of the contract were…