Pouquette v. Double L-W Ranch, Inc.

JACOBSON, Judge.

In this appeal from the Superior Court of Coconino County, a rather involved land transaction gives rise to a question as to the right of an assignee of a lease to exercise renewal options.

Plaintiff-appellee, Double D-W Ranch, Inc., brought a declaratory judgment action against defendant-appellant, Amelie Pouquette, seeking a declaration of the rights of the parties under a certain lease agreement. The trial court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff declaring that a valid, subsisting and enforceable lease exists between plaintiff and defendant.

On April 1, 1955, the…