Gardner v. Bentley

This is an action for specific performance brought by Maynard E. Gardner, the plaintiff tenant, against Bert H. Bentley, the defendant landlord, to compel him to convey to the plaintiff certain real and personal property under an option in a lease entered into between the parties on the 17th day of May, 1939. It provided for a stated monthly rental and contained an option to purchase the premises at any time during its duration for the sum of $2,800. The plaintiff, within the period specified, elected to exercise his option, whereupon he was informed by the defendant that the personal…