Taylor v. Gunn

Mb. Chiee Justice Neil

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit originated in the chancery court wherein the complainant sought a declaratory judgment to determine rights of the parties under a lease contract.

The lease was for a term of 10 years beginning on November 1, 1946, and ending on October 31, 1956, the consideration being that the tenant was to pay a monthly rental of $500. The property which is covered by the lease contract consists of a two-story business house located in Tullahoma; it was about 50 years old. The tenant had occupied it himself for 40 years at least.

The pertinent…