Rawls & Associates v. Hurst

BRYANT, Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. Hurst appeal the trial court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment. We conclude the trial court committed no error.

Mr. and Mrs. Hurst own a tract of land in Chocowinity, North Carolina (the Property). On 9 October 1996 the Hursts agreed to sell two lots (Out Parcels) and to lease a portion of the property (Tract 2) to Rawls for a forty-year term. The contract, as set out in a “Letter of Intent”, contained several conditions to be resolved before the closing date. One condition was to seek approval from the Town of Chocowinity for all zoning permits. Rawls…