Estate of Whitley v. Anning

STOKER, Judge.

This is a suit for declaratory judgment for the purpose of determining whether defendant James A. Anning has the legal right to exercise renewal options in two lease agreements.1 The plaintiffs are The Estate of Mary Sue Whitley and M. G. Realty Company, Inc., the owners of the property in question. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of James A. An-ning holding that he has the right to exercise the renewal options as assignee of the leases. The plaintiffs have appealed.

The legal issues in this declaratory action may be stated in relatively simple terms. The facts, the…