The Texas Co. v. BUTLER

This is a suit for specific performance, brought by the plaintiff against the defendants. The plaintiff prevailed and the defendants appeal.

The facts in this case are that plaintiff, on June 10, 1940, entered into contract with Herbert T. Hacker and his wife, Henrietta M. Hacker, whereby it leased from the Hackers for a monthly cash rental certain real premises situated in the city of Astoria, Clatsop county, Oregon, upon which the lessor agreed to construct a building, for a period of ten years, commencing on September 1, 1940, which lease contained an option to purchase, in words and…