Badran v. Bertrand

The plaintiff, Sadallah (Sam) Badran, brought this action in equity for specific performance of a written agreement to require the defendant, Virginia D. Bertrand, to convey a one-half interest in certain real estate, a residence in which the parties lived, titled in defendant’s name. Plaintiff appeals from an order of dismissal entered by the District Court on motion of the defendant made at the close of plaintiff’s case. The plaintiff assigns as error simply the court’s action “in directing a verdict for the defendant after the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ was received into evidence.” We…