Wash v. Hunt

HARWOOD, Justice.

Carlton Hunt owned a tract of land on Memorial Parkway in Huntsville. On 28 July 1958, he leased a portion of this land to E. M. Windsor and H. D. Ayers, partners doing business under the firm name of Huntsville Dry Wall Company, and to J. W. Wash, doing business as J. W. Wash Construction Company. The lease was for two years, at $150.00 per month, with a right of renewal for an additional two years at a rental of $200.00 per month.

The lease recited that the premises were to be used for storing materials, and the lessees were granted the right to erect suitable buildings for…