Troyer v. Troyer

In this appeal, we decide whether the evidence supports the trial court’s finding of an enforceable contract for the sale of real estate.

John Troyer filed a bill of complaint seeking specific performance of a contract under which the sellers, Ezra and Alma Troyer, agreed to sell certain real property jointly to John and Mary Troyer. Alternatively, John asked the trial court to reform the deed executed by the sellers which conveyed the property to Mary alone, which reformed deed would name John and Mary as joint and equal owners of the property.

Mary and the sellers (collectively, defendants)…