Dwire v. Sullivan

The plaintiff, Mildred Dwire, sued the defendants, John B. Sullivan, Jr. and JBS Realty Trust (the trust), for money damages resulting from their breach of a contract to purchase real estate from her. The defendants appeal from a jury verdict after a trial in the Superior Court {Coffey, J.), arguing that the trial court erred in denying: (1) Sullivan’s motions for summary judgment to dismiss himself, the trustee, as a defendant; (2) a pretrial motion to introduce evidence that the trust, not Sullivan, was the true defendant; (3) the defendants’ motion in limine to prevent the admission of a…