WILLIAMSON — A Matewan couple is suing several organizations alleging that they breached a contract and refused to sell real estate to them.
Pocahontas Land, Pocahontas Surface Interests and Pocahontas Royalties were all named as defendants in the suit.
Trellis Cisco and Harriet Cisco contract with Pocahontas Land Corporation on Aug. 11, 2017, and the plaintiffs complied with the defendant's requests and returned all of the required information and documentation and continued to pay on their lease with the understanding that the payments would be applied to the purchase of the property, according to a complaint filed in Mingo Circuit Court.
The Ciscos claim that the defendants have breached the parties contract when it refused to sell the property to the plaintiffs.
The defendants had a duty of good faith and fair dealing and breached that duty. The Ciscos claim the defendants failed to act in good faith and effectuate the sale of the property, according to the suit.
The Ciscos are seeking compensatory damages with pre- and post-judgment interest. They are represented by Greg K. Smith and Barry C. Marcum of the Law Office of Greg K. Smith in Williamson.
The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Miki Thompson.
Mingo Circuit Court case number: 21-C-32
