Heart of the Valley Motel, Inc. v. Edwards

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff Heart of the Valley Motel, Inc. filed a complaint against defendants on 11 September 1990, claiming defendants have not paid any part of the purchase price of a tract of land and seeking to set aside the deed to defendants. A jury decided in favor of defendants, and plaintiff now appeals, alleging the court erred in denying its motion for a new trial due to errors in the jury instructions.

In late December 1986, plaintiff orally agreed to sell to defendants Kyle and Mary Sue Edwards a tract of land in Haywood County, North Carolina. Plaintiff contends the agreed…