Turcotte v. Griffin

This appeal arises from a petition under RSA 542:8 to confirm an award by the Arbitrator (Russell F. Hilliard, Esq.) granting the plaintiff Turcotte (lessee) specific performance of a lease option to purchase a 2.31-acre tract of land and the buildings thereon owned by the defendant Griffin (lessor) in Raymond. The defendant filed an answer seeking to have the award set aside on the grounds that the arbitrator misapplied the law to the facts.

The case was submitted to the Superior Court (Mullavey, J.) which ruled that the arbitrator made a plain mistake of law concerning the interpretation of…