Legal Opinion
Morrison v. Piper
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1990PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Two issues are presented on this appeal from an order of the Appellate Division dismissing plaintiff’s claims seeking to enforce a right of first refusal: (1) whether New York’s rule against remote vesting (EPTL 9-1.1 [b]) is applicable to the *168type of first refusal right involved here: one created in a deed conveying noncommercial, residential property between private parties; and (2) if so, whether the specific provision at issue violates the rule. We agree with the Appellate Division that the rule was intended to apply in a transaction of the type before…
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- In re the Estate of ThallNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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