McGuire v. Lowery

THOMAS, Justice.

The primary question in this appeal is whether a first right of refusal in real property is triggered when the grantors of the right place title to the burdened property in the name of their wholly owned and controlled business assign, rather than their individual names, under which they granted the right of refusal. Because the property remained under the control of the same persons, we hold the first right of refusal was unaffected, and we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment on the issue. In a second issue, appellants Richard J. McGuire Jr. and Kristine E.…