Bissett v. Gooch

Plaintiffs, Alexander F. Bissett and Gayle K. Bissett, appeal from judgments of the trial court directing verdicts in favor of defendants, Thomas W. Gooch, Eloise L. Gooch and the Wheeling Trust and Savings Bank, as trustee, and also denying plaintiffs’ prayer for specific performance.

This action was brought by plaintiffs seeking specific performance and damages for breach of contract against both Thomas Gooch and his mother Eloise Gooch and also damages allegedly caused by his fraudulent representations against Thomas Gooch alone. The bank was joined as legal title holder of the premises,…