Key v. W. T. Grant Company

OPINION

CLAYTON, Justice.

Appellant, Yale E. Key, plaintiff below, filed suit against appellee, W. T. Grant Company, to terminate a lease between appellant, as landlord by assignment, and Grant, as tenant, covering a store building and land in Midland, Texas. Grant filed a separate suit against appellant to recover for alleged cost of work done to the building, claimed to be due it under the lease. These causes were consolidated wherein appellant Key appeared as plaintiff and cross-defendant, and Grant appeared as defendant and cross-plaintiff on its cross-action. After a jury trial on special…