St. Pius X House of Retreats, Salvatorian Fathers, a New Jersey Corporation Not for Profit, Plaintiff-Respondent And…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the DiSalvios' entitlement to benefit‑of‑the‑bargain damages for the Salvatorians' breach of the land‑sale contract and declined to reform the deed on the ground of mutual mistake. The Court also remanded the issue of attorney Fred Gravino's alleged negligence for further fact‑finding. Justice Handler dissented, arguing that a mutual mistake existed and that the contract should be reformed to excise Lot 2H.