Pauley v. Simonson

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Ezra Pauley and Elizabeth J. Pauley (Pauley) leased agricultural property to Mark J. Simonson and Mira M. Si-monson (Simonson). The lease included an option to purchase the property. When Simonson failed to make a lease payment, Pauley filed an action for forcible entry and detainer. After the circuit court determined that the disputed payment was required and that the lease was breached and terminated, both parties moved for summary judgment to determine whether the option to purchase survived. The circuit court concluded that the option to purchase was not severable,…