Real Estate Firm Challenges Rival in Court; 'Exclusive Dealing' Resort Contract Called Unfair
Byline: Tom Ramstack, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A lawsuit filed last week by a Virginia real estate company accuses Wintergreen Resort of unfair competition in selling homes and lots on its property in Nelson County.
Mountain Area Realty claims $6 million in damages resulting from a contract that gives preferential treatment to Wintergreen Resort's real estate partner, Roy Wheeler Realty Co.
The lawsuit in federal court in Alexandria tests the extent to which resorts can control real estate sales on their property with "exclusive dealing" contracts, which give favored status to a single company.
Central Virginia's Wintergreen Resort is a popular …
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Article title: Real Estate Firm Challenges Rival in Court; 'Exclusive Dealing' Resort Contract Called Unfair.
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Newspaper title: The Washington Times (Washington, DC).
Publication date: February 27, 2007.
Page number: C07.
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