Denton v. Good Way Oil 902 Corp.

This contract to sell commercial real estate failed to close. The buyer sued the seller for specific performance and other equitable relief. It also sued other defendants for intentional interference with the contract and slander of title. The claims were tried simultaneously to a jury (money damages) and the judge (equitable claims). As Murphy’s law would predict, the jury went one way and the trial judge the other. Buyer won the money damages claims; seller prevailed on the equitable claims. Both sides appeal. We reverse the money damages but affirm the trial judge’s decision on the…