Lanman v. Upper Arlington Co.

This was an action for specific performance of a certain written contract.

J. T. Miller, the owner of a large tract of real estate, containing more than 800 acres, leased a small portion thereof to the plaintiff for a period of ten years. The lease contained an option permitting plaintiff to purchase the land so leased, at any time during the ten years, at a fixed price per acre. During the ten year period plaintiff laid the proper foundation for the exercise of her option, by demanding a conveyance and tendering the' agreed purchase price. In the meantime, Miller had sold the balance of the…