Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Company v. Emmogene Snyder Prescott
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1968No. 17917_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
The Shell Oil Company (hereinafter “Shell”) sought specific performance of its alleged right to purchase for $32,500 the premises leased by it from appellant, Mrs. Prescott, under a purchase option contained in the lease. The District Court granted Shell’s cross motion for summary judgment and this appeal followed.
The material facts in this case were stipulated by the parties and are not in dispute. Appellant was the lessor in a written lease agreement with Shell, the pertinent provisions of which are set forth below:
“Thirteenth. At any time during the term of this…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Petty v. SloanTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. AllbrittonTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- Texaco, Inc. v. RogowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- McKee v. Continental Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1950
- Butler v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1948
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3Cited by18 opinions
- McGee v. BestCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
- Bobali Corp. v. Tamapa Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Warren v. Metropolitan Government of NashvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- Shell Oil Company v. JolleySupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Stair v. Shumate (In Re Shumate)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1984
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