A contract of sale signed by the seller could be enforced by the buyer against the estate of the seller when the seller died after signing the contract but before the closing. Liberty Hill, LLC v. Fernald (Mass. Super. Ct. 2022) (Civ. Action No. 2281CV00480). State statutes provided for specific performances of real estate contracts when the owner dies prior to conveyance. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, §1.