The Hudson Oil Company of Mobile, Inc. v. W. W. McLeod Mae J. McLeod

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment and specific performance in connection with certain real property situated in the City of Mobile, Alabama. The District Court denied relief and we affirm.

In October 1955, appellees McLeod and wife entered into a written contract of lease of the property with one Matthew Suraci for rental of the property for a term of five years commencing November 1, 1955, with right of renewal for additional five-year terms up to October 31, 1975.

The lease agreement contained a provision sometimes referred to as “the right…