Lewis v. Wood

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Cammack

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Affirming.

This appeal is from a judgment in favor of the appellees, plaintiffs below, in an action charging a breach of a 10 year lease to rent a filling station and restaurant. The appellant, J. Heber Lewis, was the lessee, and his mother, the other appellant, signed a guarantee for the performance of the contract. The appellees were to erect certain improvements on the leased property. The eleventh provision of the lease follows:

“It is hereby agreed that rental will not accrue until the following improvements are erected on the above property viz: One…