Cole v. Landrum

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming.

N. Y. Landrum rented a filling station in a rural section of Allen County from Miss Oplia Cole at $40 a month for a period of two years, beginning June 30, 1939. The lease contained a provision under which Landrum «was to have an option on the property for three additional years at the same price. Prior to the execution of the lease Miss Cole was insisting upon a five-year rental period, while Landrum was insisting on a period of one year. They finally reached the aforementioned agreement. Shortly1 before the end of the two-year period Landrum and…