Fortuna, Inc. v. Lyons

The plaintiff brought an action of summary process to recover possession of certain premises occupied by the defendant as a dwelling. The court rendered judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed to this court.

On February 16, 1960, the parties entered into an agreement (plaintiff's exhibit A) in regard to a dwelling house, then under construction, which was owned by the plaintiff. The agreement set a purchase price of $48,000 and required the defendant to make a deposit of $2000 on execution of the agreement, an additional deposit of $2000 on June 1, 1960, another of $9000 on…