Brotman v. Roelofs

Defendants appeal from an order of the Ottawa County Circuit Court which, after a bench trial, granted plaintiff specific performance of a contract to convey real estate.

Plaintiff, who was seeking to purchase property on which he might build a mobile home park, and defendants, who had been seeking a buyer for their property in Zeeland Township, were brought together by one George Kalman, a real estate broker employed by DeRoo Realty of Holland, Michigan. On October 6, 1972, the parties entered into a buy and sell agreement. The parties used the standard form of the Holland Board of Realtors.…