Northwest Real Estate Co. v. Serio
Court of Appeals of Maryland
144 A. 245 (1929)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
The Northwest Real Estate Company (Northwest) (defendant) deeded a lot in fee simple with a provision that the grantees could not sell the property for a certain period of time without Northwest’s consent. Subsequently, the grantees contracted to sell the lot to the Serios (plaintiffs). When Northwest did not consent to the sale, the Serios brought suit for specific performance of their sale agreement on the grounds that the grantor consent clause in the original deed was invalid.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Urner, J.)
Dissent (Bond, C.J.)
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