New Haven Trap Rock Co. v. Tata

The plaintiff, in 1946, conveyed a piece of property in Plainville to the defendant Tata by a deed which gave the plaintiff the right to repurchase the property if Tata should consider selling it. In 1960, Tata notified the plaintiff that he had a chance to sell and was giving the notice required. The plaintiff attempted to exercise its right to repurchase, but Tata informed it that he was not going to sell at that time. Shortly thereafter, Tata leased the rear portion of the property to the defendant Angelo Tomasso, Inc., hereinafter called Tomasso, for fifty years. The plaintiff then…