Petry v. Tanglwood Lakes, Inc.

Gloria Petry (plaintiff) bought land from developer Tanglwood Lakes, Inc. (defendant) after being shown plans and permit documents for a lake that would make her land lakefront property within five years at no cost beyond ordinary HOA fees; Tanglwood eventually got the required permit but, after a separate dispute with the HOA, settled by building a recreational area instead of the lake. Petry, uninvolved in that dispute, sued for specific performance ordering construction of the lake, plus damages, and to enjoin the Tanglwood-HOA settlement; the trial court found she had an adequate legal remedy and transferred her case to the law side of the court.