OTTER CREEK DEVELOPMENT v. FRIESENHAHN

No. 87-290.

748 S.W.2d 344 (1988)

295 Ark. 318

OTTER CREEK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, an Arkansas Limited Partnership, Appellant, v. Vernon C. FRIESENHAHN d/b/a Friesenhahn Development Company, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack A. McNulty, Pine Bluff, Robert V. Light, Little Rock, for appellant.

Griffin Smith, Little Rock, Homer Tanner, No. Little Rock, for appellee.


DUDLEY, Justice.

The only issue we need to decide is whether an option to purchase real estate violates the rule against perpetuities.

In 1971, the appellant, Otter Creek Development Company, a domestic limited partnership, was formed for the purpose of investing in and developing a tract of land at the then proposed junction of Interstate Highway 30 and Interstate Highway 430 in south Pulaski County. Otter Creek acquired a large tract of land and, on March...

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