Legal Opinion
Philpot v. Fields
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 1982No. 9041PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLEIL, Justice.
Is a land lease for a term of years and so long thereafter as the land is used for certain purposes unenforceable past the stated term because of an indefinite ending date? This is the only issue on appeal. The trial court, on stipulated facts, declined to declare the lease unenforceable. We affirm, holding that the lease is sufficiently definite and certain for enforcement.
On October 5, 1956, Florence Akin leased a 9.4 acre tract of Harrison County land to Bert Fields, Sr. The lease was filed in the Harrison County Deed Records. Jimmie Philpot now holds title to the land.
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