Greene v. Leeper

This suit was brought under the declaratory judgment statute, Code Section 8835 et seq,., by the complainant, David Greene, against the defendant, Edd Leeper, to determine the rights of the complainant and those of the defendant under a lease contract dated January 1, 1946 whereby property now owned by the defendant and located in the city of Kingsport was leased for a period of five years. The Chancellor held that the provision for renewal was too indefinite and dismissed the bill of the complainant Greene.

The contest is over the right of Greene to demand a five year renewal under the lease…