Brownlee v. Ertzos

Chester G. Rosengren, Justice. *

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court in which the court denied appellant purchasers’ prayer for specific performance of a written agreement for the conveyance of certain real estate. We affirm the district court’s denial of specific performance, but remand for determination of damages for breach of contract. The facts leading to this action are as follows:

In 1967, John H. Ertzos, defendant herein, acquired the property in question by devise from a friend. The property is an apartment building containing four rental units, with a fifth unit…