Harris v. Distinctive Builders, Inc.

Barnes, Judge.

This appeal involves negotiations between Distinctive Builders, Inc. (“DB”) and Richard Harris, co-trustee of the Trust U/W of Katie Allen Harris (“Trust”), to purchase 3.03 acres of land off Northside Drive in Atlanta owned by the Trust. The primary issue before us is whether the parties entered into a binding sales contract. We hold that they did not and therefore reverse that portion of the trial court’s order finding otherwise.

The parties do not disagree on the underlying facts, just on the underlying motivations and legal consequences. Harris and his wife jointly owned the…