Royal Grocery Co. v. Oliver

KNIGHT, J., pro tem.

This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint, without granting leave to amend, in an action brought for specific performance growing out of an option for the renewal of a lease of real property.

On January 15', 1919, the defendant, as lessor, entered into a lease with plaintiff, as lessee, whereby defendant leased to plaintiff a store in the city of Oakland, for the term of two years commencing on February 1, 1919, and ending on January 31, 1921. The lease gave the lessee an option to renew the same, with changed rentals, for…