Yarbrough v. Demirjian

The plaintiff instituted a summary process action to recover possession of her residence which the defendant had been occupying. The defendant appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The dispositive issue is whether the trial court erred in concluding that an oral lease existed between the parties. We find no error.

The trial court found the following facts. The parties had been close friends for a number of years. On June 27,1980, the parties executed a bond for deed providing for the sale of premises owned by the plaintiff in Middletown. The purchase price was $70,000;…