Legal Opinion
Wilgus v. Salt Pond Investment Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided June 6, 1985No. Civ. A. 1056PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Vice Chancellor.
In this action for specific performance the plaintiff, Gerald Wilgus, individually and on behalf of a limited partnership, Salt Pond L.P. (“the Wilgus Group”), seeks enforcement of certain purchase agreements for the sale of a 380 acre tract of land adjacent to Bethany Beach, Delaware. The property in question is owned by the defendant William B. Short, Jr. and Salt Pond Investment Company, a family trust controlled by Short. The defendant Carl M. Freeman Associates, Inc., a Maryland corporation, (“Freeman”) is also a signatory to a purchase agreement executed by Short…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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