Leeland Properties Co. v. Vaughan

GRAVES, Justice.

Appellee, a corporation, as plaintiff, sued in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, appellant Leeland Properties Company, likewise a corporation, respecting two leases, along with alleged renewals thereof, covering property in the City of Houston, and dated, respectively, February 21, 1939, and October 24, 1941; it was averred that the leases covered separate parts of a warehouse, known as Leeland Warehouse, that they remained in effect beyond their original expiration date of December 31, 1948, in virtue of such claimed extensions, pursuant to the terms thereof.

Appellee…