Thermo Products Co. v. Chilton Independent School District

OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment denying Appellants specific performance of an option to purchase real property. The trial court disregarded the jury’s finding and entered judgment non obstante veredicto for the Chilton Independent School District. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

On September 19, 1967, Appellant W.E. Lessing entered into a five-year lease with the Chilton Independent School District to rent a former school building and its surrounding 14.92 acres of land. The lease contained an option to purchase, which read as follows: “During the term of the lease,…