Shayeb v. Holland

The plaintiff, the assignee of a lease given by the defendant of a parcel of land with the buildings thereon in Revere for the‘period of ten years ending December 31, 1946, brings this bill in equity for the specific performance of a paragraph in the lease which provides that “the lessee at his option shall be entitled to the privilege of purchasing the aforesaid land and buildings.” The lease granted to the lessee the right to sublet and to make improvements upon the premises which were used for the purpose of furnishing amusement to the public, and the bill alleges that the lessee and the…