Legal Opinion

Battalino v. Van Patten

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided March 27, 2007No. AC 27426PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DUPONT, J.

The defendant, Philip S. Van Patten, appeals from the judgment granting the plaintiff, Richard Battalino, the equitable remedy of specific performance of an option to buy land and ordering a conveyance of the land to the plaintiff. The defendant claims that the court improperly granted the equitable relief because (1) that relief is prohibited by General Statutes § 47-33a, (2) the underlying agreement violates General Statutes § 52-550 and (3) the court violated the parol evidence rule in interpreting the parties’ written agreement. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Glazer v. Dress Barn, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  2. Foley v. Huntington Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1996
  3. Robert Lawrence Associates, Inc. v. Del VecchioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
  4. H. J. Lewis Oyster Co. v. WestSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
  5. Union Trust Co. v. JacksonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Landry v. SpitzConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
  2. Nash v. StevensConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  3. 307 White Street Realty, LLC v. Beaver Brook Group, LLCConnecticut Appellate Court · 2022
  4. Battalino v. Van PattenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  5. Nash v. StevensConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013

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