MEGARGEL WILLBRAND & COMPANY, LLC v. FAMPAT Ltd. Partnership

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Presiding Judge.

This appeal raises the question of whether a clause in a lease prohibiting the assignment of the lease without the consent of the lessor also prohibits the assignment, without consent, of a right of first refusal to purchase the leased premises contained in the lease. We hold that it does, and we affirm the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in the lessor’s favor.

Defendant, FAMPAT Limited Partnership (“Landlord”) 1 , was the owner of real property in the City of St. Charles (the property). The other defendant, Union Planters Bank (Tenant), was the…