FRANCIS v. YATES

No. 53A01-9801-CV-31.

700 N.E.2d 504 (1998)

Donald W. FRANCIS, Sr., Appellant-Defendant, v. Helen Catherine YATES, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

October 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Ausbrook, Donald W. Francis, Jr., Bloomington, for Appellant-Defendant.

Gary J. Clendening, Suzannah Bex Wilson, Mallor Clendening Grodner & Bohrer, Bloomington, for Appellee-Plaintiff.


OPINION

RUCKER, Judge.

In a dispute over the interpretation of a contract the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of property owner Appellee Helen Catherine Yates ("Yates"). Appellant Donald W. Francis, Sr., ("Francis") a potential buyer of the property, now appeals. We address the following rephrased issue: whether the right of first refusal contained in the contract violated the Rule against Perpetuities thus rendering the contract void. We reverse...

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