Hinsdale v. Sherman

Plaintiff Clark Hinsdale appeals from a decision of the Chittenden Superior Court granting defendants Crosby and Helen Sherman’s motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to VR.C.R 12(c). The court ruled that defendants’ purchase of a lot of land according to an existing purchase and sale agreement did not trigger plaintiff’s later-granted option to purchase the same land. On appeal, plaintiff argues that defendants took the land subject to the option contract because, at the time of purchase, defendants had notice of the option. We affirm.

This action arose from a series of agreements…