Robert v. E. C. Milstead Ranching, Inc.

KEITH, Justice.

The appellee, plaintiff below, brought suit for a declaration of rights that the appellant, defendant below, had failed to exercise the option of renewal granted to him in a sub-lease upon certain real property situated in Webb County, and that the sub-lease had terminated according to its terms on June 30, 1970. Upon plaintiff’s motion, a summary judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff in accordance with the prayer of the petition and defendant has appealed. We will refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

The land involved is known as the La Mesa Ranch…