Schiavi v. Goodwin

GLASSMAN, Justice.

The defendants, Gordon and Sally Goodwin and Goodwin’s Dairy, Inc. (Goodwin), appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court, Oxford County, entered on the jury’s verdict finding that Goodwin had breached a written contract with the plaintiff, John H. Schiavi, to sell certain real estate to Schiavi. Goodwin asserts, inter alia, that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury’s finding. We agree and vacate the judgment.

Goodwin by a written contract dated September 21, 1984 agreed to sell a South Paris restaurant, including the business, buildings and land to a third…