Davis v. Cleve Marsh Hunt Club

This appeal involves issues about (1) the existence of a right-of-way and (2) the enforceability of a purported renewal option in a lease.

Cleve Marsh Hunt Club, a partnership, and another (collectively, Hunt Club) brought a declaratory judgment proceeding against Genevieve P. Davis (Landowner) in which the Hunt Club sought to have the court establish (1) an easement across the Landowner’s property, and (2) its right to exercise an option to renew a lease. Following an ore tenus hearing, the trial court entered an order establishing the easement and denying the existence of an enforceable…