Legal Opinion
Mamo v. Skvirsky
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 2008No. 06-CV-306PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from an award of summary judgment in a dispute over a commercial tenant’s right to purchase his landlord’s building. The dispute centers on the meaning of a provision in the lease entitling the tenant to “match” third-party offers for the building. The question is whether the provision grants the tenant what is known as a “right of first refusal,” requiring the landlord to sell to the tenant if the landlord accepts an offer submitted by another party and the tenant then matches it. In rendering judgment for the landlord as a matter of law, the trial…
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