Case Name: Cameron K. Wehringer v. Mary S. Bullen
Court: New Hampshire Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Decision Date: 1980-06-18
Citations: 120 N.H. 446
Docket Number: No. 79-418
Parties: Cameron K. Wehringer v. Mary S. Bullen
Judges: 
Reporter: New Hampshire Reports
Volume: 120
Pages: 446–447

Head Matter:
Hillsborough
No. 79-418
Cameron K. Wehringer v. Mary S. Bullen
June 18, 1980
Cameron K. Wehringer, by brief, pro se.
Hatfield & Henderson, of Hillsborough, by brief for the defendant.

Opinion:
Memorandum Opinion
Plaintiff sought specific performance of a contract to purchase land from the defendant. The Trial Court {Goode, J.) found that the contract price of $30 per acre for land worth $200 per acre was "so grossly inadequate as to shock the conscience of the court," that the defendant was recently widowed and emotionally weakened at the time of the contract and that she was without legal advice. It was also found that the plaintiff, an attorney, had entered into a very personal relationship with the defendant and had performed legal service for her without charge.
The court denied specific performance, relying upon Gregoire v. Paradis, 100 N.H. 21, 117 A.2d 328 (1955) for the proposition that specific performance is a discretionary remedy, depending upon the facts of each case, and is not to be decreed as a matter of right. Because the evidence supports the trial court's findings, they will not be disturbed. Laconia Clinic, Inc. v. Cullen, 119 N.H. 804, 408 A.2d 412 (1979). The discretionary denial of specific performance was proper. Gulf Oil Co. v. Rybicki, 102 N.H. 51, 149 A.2d 877 (1959); see American Home Improvement Co. v. MacIver, 105 N.H. 435, 201 A.2d 886 (1964).
Affirmed.