Bergkamp v. Carrico

BAKES, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant respondents. We reverse.

In July of 1974 plaintiff appellants Bergkamps, for brevity referred to herein as lessees, entered into a written lease agreement with Gruener, Inc., hereinafter referred to as lessor, whereby the lessees obtained a leasehold interest in lessor’s property, commonly known as the “Alpine Club,” a restaurant in Ketchum, Idaho. The lease contained a variety of standard provisions, including an option to renew for an additional five years after the original term of five years…