Gabriele v. Brino

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

The defendant Benito Brino,1 trustee of the Benito Brino pension plan, appeals from the judgment of the trial court ordering specific performance of a contract to convey real property owned by the defendant to the plaintiffs, Salvatore Gabriele and Linda Gabriele. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court incorrectly concluded that (1) the contract satisfied the statute of frauds, General Statutes § 52-550, and (2) the doctrine of partial performance removed the contract *505from the statute of frauds. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.

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