Yates v. Hill

OPINION

The propriety of awarding specific performance against a seller of real estate forms the legal locus of this appeal. A trial justice granted a buyer’s request for specific performance of a seller’s agreement to transfer a certain parcel of real estate owned by a trust. The seller, however, had “second thoughts” about the sale, and through her attorney, asked to be “relieved of her obligations under the agreement.” In addition, the seller signed the sales agreement in her individual capacity rather than in her capacity as the sole trustee of the trust. Under these circumstances, did the…