Citrini v. Goodwin

BECTON, Judge.

This case presents various issues concerning contract law and directed verdicts in contract cases. Plaintiff Citrini operated a realty business in Durham, and, with an eye toward marketing their property, she made preliminary contact with the owners of contiguous portions of a large tract in a prime development area. Citrini directed her efforts to establishing a friendly relationship with the landowners, who were mostly elderly farm folk. Before she started trying to sell the property, however, Citrini decided to close down her business. She therefore introduced defendant…