JAS Apartments, Inc. v. Naji
Annotate this CaseMahamad Ali Naji contracted with JAS Apartments to sell property that he owned together with his wife (Wife). Naji secured a preliminary title commitment from the title company, which included a preliminary title commitment stating that Wife must join in the real estate transaction. Wife refused to approve the transaction. JAS sought to enforce the contract in circuit court by legally extinguishing Wife's interest. Naji counterclaimed for breach of contract for JAS's refusal to close as scheduled. The circuit court denied relief to both parties. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for the circuit court to consider whether or not Naji breached the agreement. On remand, the circuit court found that JAS had breached the contract when it failed to close the transaction as scheduled. The Supreme Court reversed and remanded once again, holding (1) the circuit court did not make the appropriate determinations of law consistent with the decision of the court of appeals in the first remand; and (2) the language of the preliminary title commitment required Wife to join in the real estate transaction, and Naji's failure to do so constituted a breach of the real estate contract.
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