Legal Opinion
Goren v. Royal Investments Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 9, 1987No. 86-498PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Once again we consider in what circumstances a writing, which by context or by terms contemplates a more formal agreement, may nonetheless serve as a binding contract.
We summarize the facts which present the problem. After a course of negotiations during May, 1984, Piatt Associates and Richard A. Goren (collectively called “Opera”) as buyer, and Royal Investments Incorporated (“Royal”), as seller, signed a document as of June 6, 1984, contemplating the sale by Royal to Opera of the premises at 565-567 Washington Street, Boston (the “locus”). That document bore the caption “Offer to Purchase.”…
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