Legal Opinion
Fruin v. Colonnade One at Old Greenwich Ltd. Partnership
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 11, 1995No. 13185PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment rendered for the defendants in this breach of contract action. The plaintiff claims that he is entitled to a refund of his down payment on a condominium because (1) the contract between the parties is void as violative of the statute of frauds, and (2) the defendants violated the Common Interest Ownership Act (CIOA).1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Certain facts are relevant to this appeal. In May, 1989, the plaintiff contracted with the defendants to purchase a condominium unit yet to be constructed. The *422purchase price for the unit was…
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