Gulf Oil Corp. v. Clark

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

This is a suit for specific performance brought by a lessee (Gulf) to require defendants to convey to it in fee simple the property leased to it by defendants’ predecessor in title. The lease contained an option to purchase, but defendants contend that the time for exer*718cising the option had expired before Gulf attempted to exercise it on May 2, 1958. Both plaintiff and defendants have filed motions for summary judgment, which turn on the construction of (1) the original lease, (2) a rider agreement and (3) Gulf’s renewal letter. The parties are agreed that if those…