Towsley v. Champlain Oil Company

The plaintiff, believing he had struck a sound bargain, proposed to carry it out against the wishes of the defendant. To accomplish this, he brought a petition in equity asking for specific performance in his favor as seller against the defendant as buyer. Although the lower court gave him some relief, as will presently appear, specific performance was denied. The defendant appealed the relief granted and the plaintiff is here arguing his claim for specific performance.

The controversy centers around negotiations for the purchase of the plaintiff’s filling station property, carried on between…