McClellan v. Britain

BROWN, Justice, Retired.

Over a twenty year period, in five-year increments, appellees Patricia and Oscar Robert Britain (Britains) leased lands from appellant, The Double S Sheep Company (Double S). After the leasing year 1988, a dispute arose with respect to whether a lease for an additional five years had been effected. The trial court determined that it had and entered summary judgment accordingly.

The single issue on appeal is: Was summary judgment properly granted?

We affirm.

Britains first leased grazing land from Double S in 1968 for a period of five years. Arthur L. McClellan and Elta…