Gardiakos v. Vanguard Communications, Inc.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing plaintiffs’ amended complaint. Plaintiffs brought suit for damages, alleging that defendant, Vanguard Communications, Inc., had breached the terms of a contract it had executed by refusing to sell the assets of radio station WVVX-AM to Betty Gardiakos. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint prayed for damages against Vanguard and its president, James Hoffman, and against Hamilton-Landis & Associates who acted as brokers in the sale. After a hearing the trial court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss, ruling that there was an unambiguous…