Preemption Right Trumps Subsequent Sale After Offer Acceptance

A purchaser of land, who was aware that the property was subject to a right of preemption by a neighboring landowner, exercised the right of preemption after the seller had accepted the initial offer but before the final sale could be executed through a formal deed. The court held that the acceptance of the offer by the seller effectively fixed the terms of the sale, and since the neighboring landowner exercised their right of preemption within the legally stipulated time following notification of the proposed sale, the preemption right was validly exercised against the initial buyer, leading to the annulment of the sale to that buyer.