Dalton v. Balum
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, C. J.
Plaintiff appeals from a dismissal of his action for specific performance of a right of first refusal.
Issue: Can a lessor extinguish a lessee’s right of first refusal without having first obtained and presented to *161the lessee a bona fide offer from a third party based on the following language: “Lessors hereby grant lessee 1st right of refusal in event lessors sell premises. 30 day notice.”
The defendant, Joseph Balum, leased a 160-acre farm to the plaintiff, Roy G. Dalton, and included in the lease the language stated in the above issue. Defendant, having decided to sell the property, asked…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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