DeWolfe New England v. Tich

This is an action in interpleader instituted by the plaintiff-real estate broker to resolve competing claims to a purchase and sales agreement deposit paid by the prospective purchasers, Robert J. Beauchesne (“Beauchesne”) and Pamela Faucher (“Faucher”), to the sellers, David F. and Karen L. Tich (“Tichs”).

Beauchesne and Faucher filed a cross-claim seeking the return of their deposit on the grounds that they had properly terminated the transaction pursuant to a mortgage contingency clause set forth as an addendum to the parties’ purchase and sale agreement. The Tichs filed a counterclaim…