Movsesian v. Chernabaeff

This action for damages arose out of a lease covering 160 acres of property in Kern County. Defendants, as owners, leased the property to plaintiffs on November 12, 1942, which lease contained an option to renew it for the calendar year 1944, upon the same terms. It provided that “A written notice handed to or mailed to the lessors ... on or before November 1, 1943, shall be sufficient expression on the part of the lessees that they have elected to exercise said option. ’ ’

Although the evidence is conflicting on the point, defendants testified and the court found that on two occasions, one in…