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The Symphony Space, Inc. v. Pergola Properties, Inc
Facts
The Plaintiff, a non profit entity devoted to the arts engaged in a transaction with Broadwest, predecessors in ownership to the Defendant, Pergola Properties, Inc. (Defendant) when Plaintiff purchased a building for a low price and gave Broadwest an option to repurchase the building at a later time. The option contract is in dispute as it gave Broadwest the option to purchase the property at a future date. When the Defendant, who had purchased the option contract from Broadwest, attempted to exercise its right to buy, the Plaintiff initiated this declaratory judgment action against Defendant, arguing that the option agreement violated the state’s Rule against Perpetuities. The trial court concluded that the rule against perpetuities applied to the commercial option contained in the parties agreement and that the option violated the rule.
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