Legal Opinion
Agnes B. Curley v. Mobil Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 8, 1988No. 88-1295PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
Mobil Oil Corporation (“Mobil”) appeals from the district court’s ruling after a bench trial that Mobil violated an agreement between the parties for the purchase and sale of land. Mobil also appeals from the district court’s alternative ruling that, even if Mobil did not violate the agreement, it is not entitled to specific performance. We reverse both rulings.
I. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Mobil owned a gas station in Leominster, Massachusetts (the “Mobil property”). In order to expand this gas station, in November 1970…
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