Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
C

Chianese v. Culley

397 F. Supp 1344 (1975)

From our private database of 47,000+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

Chianese v. Culley

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
397 F. Supp 1344 (1975)

LJ

Facts

Alice Culley and her husband (defendants) owned a condominium unit in the San Remo Condominium complex in Florida. The Culleys owned the condominium unit in fee simple. Arthur and Rose Chianese (plaintiffs) were under contract to purchase the Culleys’ condominium unit. However, the Culleys refused to close on the sale because the governing condominium association, San Remo, Incorporated (defendant), provided an alternate purchaser pursuant to the declaration of condominium governing the complex. The relevant provision of the declaration of condominium provided that within 60 days of receiving notice of a condominium-unit owner’s notice to sell, San Remo had to either approve the proposed sale of the condominium unit or furnish its own purchaser or lessee to purchase the condominium unit on the same terms as the owner’s proposed sale. The Chianeses filed suit against the Culleys and San Remo, alleging that the provision contained within San Remo’s declaration of condominium constituted illegal restraint against the alienation of property. After the lawsuit was filed, the Culleys attempted to transfer the property to the Chianeses by warranty deed, but San Remo refused to recognize the transaction.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Fulton, C.J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 899,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 899,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 47,000 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 899,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 47,000 briefs - keyed to 994 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Land Use

Key Terms