H. Jack Hanna and Bobbette Hanna v. Safeway Stores, Incorporated

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.

H. Jack Hanna, Pontiac automobile dealer in La Mesa, California, in 1951 “lost his lease” on six lots (hereinafter called the Safeway lots) which were a portion of his open air used car lot. The Safeway lots are located at a corner diagonially across the intersection from Hanna’s garage, the ground under which is owned by Hanna and his wife, Bobbette, who joins him as plaintiff and appellant.

In 1948 Hanna obtained his lease, the source of this diversity litigation, from one Garland Cox, then owner of the Safeway lots.

The lease in its entirety is as follows:

“Land Lease

“T…