Rachford v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.

WALKER, Chief Justice.

On July 30, 1929, East Texas Title Guaranty Company, a corporation, and appellant, James H. Rachford, as lessors, and appellee, Stewart Title Guaranty Company, as lessee, entered into the following written contract:

“Lessors hereby lease to lessee, and its assigns that one certain abstract and title plant, including all books, furniture, safes and other paraphernalia in connection with said title plant, now owned and operated by Lessors in the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, for a period of ten years, beginning August 1, 1929, and ending July 31, 1939, on the…