Hawkins v. GMAC Mortgage Corp.

Eldridge, Judge.

This case arises as a result of protracted litigation concerning the breach of a sales contract for a luxury home in Fulton County. The prospective purchasers, La-Van and Wendy Hawkins, appellants, challenge the grant of summary judgment to the seller, GMAC Mortgage Corporation (“GMAC”), appellee.

The facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the appellants, as nonmovants,1 are as follows: In May 1996, the appellants contracted to purchase an Atlanta home from GMAC for $1,575,000. Christopher Investment Properties, Inc., d/b/a Re/Max Northwest (“Re/Max”),2 served as the real…