Mitchell v. Bertolla

HALL, Judge.

Appellant, Ruth Woodard Mitchell, appeals from adverse judgments in two consolidated cases (1) rejecting her demands in a suit to cancel a lease and option to purchase granted by her to appellee, Denny L. Bertolla, and (2) ordering her to specifically perform the option to purchase in a suit by Bertolla seeking that relief. We affirm the judgments of the district court.

On May 13, 1971, Mrs. Mitchell granted a lease and option to purchase to Bertolla, affecting two tracts of land in Bienville Parish, one containing 160 acres and one containing 381 acres. The lease was for a…