The plaintiff vendor brought a motion for summary judgment after the defendant purchaser failed to close a residential real estate transaction.
The defendant's counsel of record requested an adjournment because the lawyer-client relationship had broken down, but the court refused, finding the request to be a delaying tactic.
As the defendant filed no responding materials, the court treated the matter akin to a default judgment and awarded the plaintiff $234,937.13 in damages, representing the difference in resale price and expenses less the forfeited deposit, plus costs.
