Morton v. 4 Orchard Land Trust

This appeal concerns whether the parties entered into a contract for the sale of real property. The buyer claims that there was a legally enforceable agreement, whether written or oral, and that the seller breached its provisions. The Appellate Division affirmed the Chancery Division’s grant of summary judgment dismissing the buyer’s complaint. We agree with the courts below that the contract was missing an essential element — a meeting of the minds on the terms of the agreement.

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At this juncture, we present the facts, as we must, in the light most favorable to plaintiff to determine whether…