Legal Opinion
Ratner v. Willametz
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 3, 1987No. 4355PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
This appeal arises out of an action brought by the plaintiffs1 against the defendants2 for alleged fraud in a failed joint venture for the development of a parcel of land. Its difficulty lies in its procedural setting which is the judicial equivalent of Abbott and Costello’s problem of “Who’s on first.”
The factual setting begins in 1968 when the defendant acquired an option to purchase a 17 acre portion of 30.6 acres of land. The sellers refused to sell and the defendant sought specific performance of his option. While that suit was pending, the defendant and the plaintiff executed a written…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Breen v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Birgel v. HeintzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Whitman Hotel Corporation v. Elliott & Watrous Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Turgeon v. TurgeonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Siladi v. McNamaraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by32 opinions
- CFM of Connecticut, Inc. v. ChowdhurySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Pepper v. J.J. Welcome Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1994
- Whalen v. IvesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Franc v. Bethel Holding Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Murray v. TaylorConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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