Bewick v. Mecham

J. J. Lopez leased real property in the city of Bakersfield to S. S. Lombard for the operation of an automobile supply and service station or other business, for a period of ten years commencing July 1, 1929. The lessee was authorized to construct buildings and other improvements on the land and to remove them at the end of the term. The trial court found that the lessee spent $13,500 for structures on the land, relying on a provision in the lease giving him an option to purchase the land upon the expiration of the lease “at a price and terms then to be agreed on between the parties hereto,…