Young v. Cities Service Oil Co.

Distressed by a decree of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County ordering him specifically to convey real property to Cities Service Oil Company (Cities) and charging rental paid to him, from the time of the exercise of an option by Cities to the date of trial, as an adjustment in the purchase price, Kendall Young has appealed to this Court.

The instant litigation arose out of a lease entered into between Young and Cities in August, 1957. The lease was for a term of twenty (20) years and called for the payment to Young of a fixed monthly rental 1 “... plus two cents ($.02) per gallon on each…