Legal Opinion
Pace v. Culpepper
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 6, 1977No. 49403PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
347 So.2d 1313 (1977)
Doris Elizabeth PACE and James C. Walker
v.
James Lamar CULPEPPER and wife, Louise Shirley Culpepper.
No. 49403.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 6, 1977.
Warner, Ray & Cobb, Harvey B. Ray, Meridian, for appellant.
Witherspoon, Compton & Mason, William B. Compton, Meridian, for appellees.
Before PATTERSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.
SUGG, Justice, for the Court:
The appeal and cross appeal in this case are from a decree of the Chancery Court of Lauderdale County. The primary question is whether the rule against perpetuities applies to an option to purchase land.
On March 28, 1970 Mr.…
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