Miller v. Cothran

D.P. Marshall Jr., Judge.

Otha Tackett leased his salvage yard in 2002 to Doyle, Tommy, and Bruce Meadors for $800.00 a month for ten years. The lease provided that:

The terms and provisions of this lease shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and devises of the parties and, in particular, it is agreed that in the event of lessors death, the moneys due and payable hereunder shall be paid to the lessors wife, Judeane Tackett.

This appeal is a dispute between Otha’s estate and Judean’s estate about the enforceability of this contract provision.

I

Family circumstances frame the dispute. Both Otha…