Legal Opinion
Myers v. Leedy
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 2009No. 85S02-0808-CV-478PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Justice.
This case presents the question of whether a tenant's leasehold interest in property survives a land contract vendee's forfeiture when the tenant is not made a party to the forfeiture action and the vendor has actual knowledge that the tenant is in possession of the property. We conclude that in this case the tenant's leasehold interest survives.
Facts and Procedural History
On August 18, 2002, Eli John Yoder and Keith Myers entered into a "Contract for the Purchase and Sale of Real Estate." Ex. at 7. Under terms of the eight-page document, Yoder purchased from Myers, in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Mid-West Federal Savings Bank v. KerlinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
- Lake County Auditor v. BurksIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
- Powers v. FordIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
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