Pellandini v. Valadao

Opinion

BLEASE, Acting P. J.

Cathryn Pellandini Valadao appeals from a judgment for specific performance and declaratory relief entered after the trial court granted plaintiff James Pellandini’s motion for summary adjudication.

The trial court determined that Pellandini’s right of first refusal to purchase property owned by Valadao and her sister, Suzanne Wooldridge, as tenants in common, was triggered when Wooldridge gave Valadao a deed of her interest in the property in lieu of foreclosure after Wooldridge defaulted on a loan to Valadao secured by her interest.

We shall conclude that the deed…