BOYD v. Shell Oil Co.

Opinion by

Me. Chief Justice Jones,

These appeals concern a lessee’s right, or lack thereof, under certain lease provisions to install automatic car washing facilities in its service stations without the prior consent of the lessors. The pertinent facts can be summarized as follows.

In the latter part of 1968, appellee, Shell Oil Company (Shell), leased two sites from appellants for the purpose of erecting and operating service stations thereon. These leases contained certain requirements and restrictions regarding Shell’s construction and use of the premises, namely paragraphs nos. 3, 5 and 8,…