McCranie v. Rigsby

A defendant in ejectment pleaded exercise of an option to purchase the land, as contained in a lease contract between the parties, and tender of the stipulated purchase-price during the life of the option; and prayed for specific performance by execution of a deed to the land. The judge directed a verdict for the defendant. The exception is to a judgment overruling the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

1. The written lease signed by the lessor and lessee on October 25, 1921, specified that the land was leased “for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a gasoline service station thereon,”…