Graves v. Lewes Sand Co.

Marvel, Vice Chancellor:

Plaintiff seeks an order requiring the Commissioners of Lewes to renew a certain agreement dated October 20, 1936, pursuant to a provision thereof granting plaintiff and his brother1 “ * * * the privilege of renewal for a further period of twenty *453years * * *” on the giving of notice of such intention 90 days before the expiration of the original term. The October 20, 1936, agreement purported to grant the plaintiff and his brother a 20 year “* * * privilege of removing an unlimited number of tons of sand * * *” from a designated area of 41 acres in that portion of the…