Legal Opinion
Gibney v. PILLIFANT
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 30, 2010No. 2D09-1284PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LaROSE, Judge.
The trial court, after a nonjury trial, entered a final judgment ruling that Nigel and Christine Gibney breached a contract to buy a house from Randy and Helen Pillifant. The judgment awards the Gib-neys’ $124,000 deposit to the Pillifants. The trial court erred in determining that an appraisal contingency in the contract was ambiguous and interpreting that provision in a manner that differed from the written terms. We reverse and remand with directions that the trial court enter judgment for the Gibneys.
By way of background, we note that the Gibneys contracted to buy a house…
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