Mitchell v. House

JOHN MAUZY PlTTMAN, Judge.

This case involves an agreement between appellant and appellees concerning certain real property in Randolph County. Appellees, as owners of the property, claim that they entered into a month-to-month lease with appellant in September or October of 1997. When appellant refused to pay rent or vacate the property in April 1999, they filed a unlawful detainer action against him in circuit court. Appellant answered that his agreement with appellees was in fact a lease with a five-year option to purchase, and he counterclaimed for specific performance. Upon his pleading…