Groton Open Space Association

F.L. Merritt, Inc. Files Motion Against Ravenswood Suit (with UPDATE)

NEW LONDON–F.L. Merritt, Inc. filed a motion for a summary judgment in its favor after Ravenswood Construction LLC sued to prevent Merritt from selling 75 acres to the Groton Open Space Association.

(See both UPDATE and earlier stories below.)

The motion, dated May 7, 2003, and filed in New London, said that because Ravenswood doesn’t have a signed contract with F.L. Merritt the “defendant is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.” The Ravenswood suit contained a copy of a “contract” that was signed by Ravenswood but not by F.L. Merritt, Inc.

The case is expected to come up for oral argument later in May.

UPDATE: A Superior Court judge on May 27 denied F.L. Merritt’s motion for summary judgment, but Merritt filed an immediate motion for reconsideration of the denial.