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J. Barrett finds the circuit court improperly found the romantic partner would be unjustly enriched. The homeowner added her partner's name to the deed of the house under the assumption the parties would be married. After the sale of the house, the partner claimed he was allowed to keep half of the net proceeds from the sale as a joint tenant. The owner made a gift to her partner when she placed his name on the deed. Though the owner regrets the decision, this is not a valid basis for setting aside a deed. Reversed.
Court: Arkansas Court Of Appeals, Judge: Barrett , Filed On: May 1, 2024, Case #: CV-23-27, Categories: civil Procedure, property, contract
J. Borden denies, in part, a sellers’ motion for judgment on the breach of contract pleadings in this real estate purchase dispute against the buyers who counterclaims for breach of contract, misrepresentation and suppression. Both parties agree they entered a valid agreement to sell and purchase the property. The sellers argue the buyers failing to close by the date agreed was a breach the contract. The buyers argue the sellers refusing to terminate the agreement and return their money was breach of contract, misrepresentation and suppression. As for the breach of contract claims, there are questions of fact concerning whether the buyers contacted the sellers to discuss termination. The buyers’ misrepresentation and suppression counterclaims fail as a matter of law; constructive knowledge precludes their claims.
Court: USDC Northern District of Alabama , Judge: Borden, Filed On: May 1, 2024, Case #: 6:23cv888, NOS: All Other Real Property - Real Property, Categories: civil Procedure, property, contract
[Consolidated.] J. Jenkins finds that the trial court should not have found for an oil company on property owner heirs' claims that the oil company improperly disposed of hazardous substances on their property and concealed information of the contamination on the basis that BP's predecessors ceased their activities on the property by 1968, which was prior to the heirs acquiring the property. It was error to determine that the subsequent purchaser doctrine applied to the exchange of property because the transaction was an exchange and not a sale. Reversed in part.
Court: Louisiana Court Of Appeal, Judge: Jenkins, Filed On: December 20, 2023, Case #: 2023-CA-0212, Categories: civil Procedure, property, contract
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J. Pellegrini finds that the lower court improperly granted a petition to enforce settlement filed by one restaurant co-owner against another in this dispute over whether an agreement to transfer ownership shares is enforceable between the parties. The buying co-owner’s attorney accepted a
“redlined” version of an agreement sent by the selling co-owner’s attorney and the court made no findings concerning whether the former had authority to enter into the agreement without his client’s final approval. Remanded.
Court: Pennsylvania Superior Court, Judge: Pellegrini, Filed On: June 5, 2023, Case #: J-A11033-23, Categories: civil Procedure, property, contract