J.W. Hunt Jr. v. Happy Valley Ltd. Partnership

J.W. Hunt, Jr. (Hunt) brought an action against the Happy Valley Limited Partnership (Happy Valley)1 to determine his rights under an agreement with J.W. Hunt, Sr. (the father) which allowed him to live on and operate the family’s tree farm. The matter came before the trial court on cross motions for summary judgments. The trial court granted the partnership’s summary judgment motion and Hunt appeals. We affirm.

Hunt’s father owned a large tract of land operated as a tree farm. In 1982, Hunt and his father entered into an agreement which allowed Hunt to occupy the land in return for Hunt’s…