Barraclough v. Atlantic Refining Co.

Opinion by

Van der Voort, J.,

The instant appeal arises following a judgment for the plaintiffs-appellees in an ejectment proceeding in Centre County. The plaintiffs in this action were and are the lessors of a property in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, which has been leased to the defendant-appellant for some sixteen years.

The genesis of the relationship between the parties, which ultimately led to the instant dispute, was in 1956. At that time the appellee Mr. Barraclough was desirous of becoming a service station operator. A deal was struck with the appellant (hereinafter re*278ferred to as…