Hill v. Gulf Oil Corporation

Gulf Oil Corporation, hereinafter referred to as Gulf or the plaintiff, filed in the court below its bill against Theresa Freitas Hill and Jack Marvin Hill, hereinafter referred to as the defendants, praying for specific performance of a written contract whereby, it was alleged, the defendants were bound to convey to the plaintiff, Gulf, a lot of land in the city of Norfolk. The bill alleged that on January 9, 1952, the defendants had leased the property to the plaintiff, Gulf, for a term of years; that the lease contained a provision giving the lessee, Gulf, an option to purchase the…