State v. Delaney

The State, which seeks specific performance of an alleged contract to sell certain land formerly owned by defendant, appeals from summary judgment in his favor and the denial of its motions for summary judgment and’a preliminary injunction. Defendant cross-appeals the denial of his motion for sanctions. We affirm.

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Defendant is trustee for a group of individuals who, in the summer of 1988, put up for sale a 3,135-acre parcel of land adjoining Willoughby State Forest. During the fall of 1988 and winter of 1989, the Nature Conservancy made three different offers for the land, all of which were…