Tritz

FACTS

Plaintiff and defendants are family—defendants are plaintiff’s brother-in-law and his wife.1 In 1986, defendants, plaintiff, and her husband, Richard, worked together to purchase a condominium (the property). Although not listed on title at the time of the purchase, plaintiff and her husband were later added to the title as partial owners, consistent with an arrangement agreed upon by the parties. In 1992, also pursuant to an agreement of the parties, plaintiff and her husband were taken off title to the property through a quitclaim deed signed by all parties, and defendants pursued refinancing. At trial, the parties disputed whether there was an agreement for plaintiff and her husband’s ownership interest in the property to be restored immediately thereafter. However, it was undisputed they were never put back on title.

1 Because the parties share a last name, we refer to them by first

name as needed for clarity. No disrespect is intended.

2 In 2018, unbeknownst to plaintiff and her husband, defendants sold the property and retained all proceeds from the sale. Plaintiff presented evidence at trial that she first learned of the sale on January 10, 2019, when she…