Goolsby v. Upper Cumberland Oil, Inc.

OPINION

in which CANTRELL, P.J., M.S., and KOCH, J., joined.

This case concerns a lessee’s attempt to renew a lease after the expiration of the lease term and in the absence of language in the lease designating a specific time frame for renewal. Upon the written findings of the trial court we hold that the lessee failed to exercise its option to renew the lease despite its tender of the increased rent due under the renewal option. In keeping with our Supreme Court’s opinion in Norton v. McCaskill, 12 S.W.3d 789 (Tenn.2000); we affirm the trial court’s determination on the record that Lessee is…