REAL PROPERTY - OPTION - EXERCISE - Option to purchase land not exercised within option period because grantor deceived grantees into believing option terminated - grantees later discover deception and exercise the option almost two years out of time - whether option validly exercised. Held: the principle that a person cannot take advantage of his or her own wrongdoing operates to eliminate from the option agreement the condition as to time for exercise - the option was validly exercised.
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Case Details
Citation[2002] NSWSC 294
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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