A High Court judge has dismissed a series of claims seeking specific performance of land sale agreements against a landowner’s estate, finding no proof he authorised the sales, while awarding more than $4.85 million in refunds against two developers who took purchasers’ money without authority.

In a ruling delivered by Justice Karen Reid on January 6, the court held that Glenn Thomas and Mass Contracting Company Ltd were not authorised to enter into sale agreements or collect payments on Joseph Dhanoosingh’s behalf and that the claimants failed to prove the owner directed or ratified those transactions.

The consolidated proceedings arose from agreements for the sale of residential lots at Jackson Trace, Buenos Ayres, Erin.