Harmann v. French

The question on this appeal is whether the trial court properly held that the defendant, Harry R. French, failed to exercise an option to purchase the feed mill property leased to him by Victor Harmann and was holding over beyond the term of the lease, and hence was properly evicted from possession and subjected to double rent as damages for the period of holding over.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The record shows that on September 16, 1972, Har-mann as lessor and French as lessee entered into a lease agreement for a feed mill located in the city of Algoma. The lease period ran…