Nalbandian v. Hanson Restaurant & Lounge, Inc.

This case was commenced on March 2, 1973, by a bill in equity seeking a decree ordering the specific performance of a written agreement to sell a certain parcel of real estate owned by the defendant, a corporation, and located in Hanson, in this Commonwealth. The agreement was signed under seal by the plaintiff as the buyer and by one Len St. Jean as the seller.* 2 The defendant’s name does not appear in the agreement, and there is nothing in the agreement to indicate that St. Jean was acting as agent for the defendant.

The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in its favor on the…