Legal Opinion
State v. Lex Associates
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 11, 1999No. SC 15902PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Many long-term real estate leases include provisions giving the lessees the option to purchase the leased properties. In the present appeal, the principal issues concern the consequences that flow from a lessor’s unexcused refusal to accept a lessee’s proper tender of payment of the option price. An antecedent issue is the enforceability of the option to purchase in light of a claimed lack of mutuality of obligation in the underlying lease.
The plaintiff, the state of Connecticut, department of public works (state), brought an amended action for specific performance to compel…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc. v. EI Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Osborne v. Locke Steel Chain Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Heyman v. CBS, INC.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Parkway Trailer Sales, Inc. v. Wooldridge Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- 669 Atlantic Street Associates v. Atlantic-Rockland Stamford AssociatesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Hudson United Bank v. Cinnamon Ridge Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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