Turner v. Shirk

Defendant, Ronald Shirk, executor of the estate of Virginia Deeper, deceased, appeals from a decree of the circuit court of De Witt County construing a provision of a lease in favor of plaintiff, Dean Turner.

In December, 1974, a lease was in effect relating to 100 acres of De Witt County farm land between plaintiff, the lessee, and defendant, the lessor. This lease had been initially entered into by plaintiff and Virginia Deeper in 1965 but by its terms had continued in force from year to year. Paragraph 15 of the lease provided:

“15. Second Party [Turner] shall have first option to purchase…