Legal Opinion
Gingras v. Avery
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 2, 2005No. AC 25714PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
This case is an action for specific performance of a real estate contract for the sale of property that was intended to be developed as a subdivision. *587The developers were unable to obtain subdivision approval by the final date for closing that was stated in the contract. Two days later, the landowners formally terminated the contract. Despite their own default, the developers claim that they the are entitled to a decree of specific performance to require a closing to be held. In their view, the landowners’ termination was wrongful because (1) as a matter of contract…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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