Hamel v. Hamel

I would affirm the district court’s decision in its entirety. The majority's threshold premise is that the contract for deed did not constitute a “purchase” of the farmland, as that term is used in the Trust instrument, because the installment payments extended more than 3 years after Arthur Hamel’s death. The majority bases its conclusion on this language from the Trust:

“Upon my death, my Trustees shall have the farmland appraised. Based upon that appraisal, DENNIS HAMEL has the option to purchase any or all of tire farmland for three years immediately following my death at the appraised…