Blankenship v. Smalley

In this contract dispute, defendant appeals a limited judgment, contending that the trial court erroneously granted summary judgment to plaintiff. Plaintiff initiated an action against defendant Carol Smalley and Carol’s ex-husband, Robert Smalley,1 for, among other things, breach of contract. The dispute centered on the Smalleys’ purchase of plaintiffs shoe business, and related specifically to a June 2009 contract executed by plaintiff and Robert that set forth the purchase terms. Plaintiff alleged that she had orally agreed to sell the business to the Smalleys in February 2009,2 and that…