Legal Opinion
Ferrero Construction Co. v. Dennis Rourke Corp.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 10, 1988No. 139, September Term, 1985PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The principal question in this case is whether the Rule Against Perpetuities applies to a right of first refusal to purchase an interest in property.
The pertinent facts are as follows. On April 27, 1981, the plaintiff Dennis Rourke Corp. and the defendant Ferrero Construction Co. entered into a contract for the purchase of two lots on Mercy Court in Montgomery County, Maryland. This contract contained the following clause:
“In consideration of this contract, the Seller [Ferrero] agrees to extend to the Purchaser [Rourke] a first right of refusal on the future sale of any of the…
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