DeLaughter v. Britt

Paul Ward, Justice.

This litigation grew out of two written lease agreements (covering a period of fourteen years) wherein the (alleged) owners gave W. R. Britt (appellee) the right to use a total of 445 acres of land for farm and ranch purposes. Since the leases and the ensuing legal proceedings are somewhat lengthy and complicated, we summarize .below, for a better understanding of the issues involved, the pertinent and undisputed facts.(a) The first lease, dated January 6, 1956, was from Julius N. DeLaughter and his wife Lois DeLaughter (appellants) as lessors to appellee as lessee. In…