Rupp Hotel Operating Co. v. Donn

BUFORD, J.:

The decree of the court below was entered on bill and answer, in which answer was included a motion to dismiss. No testimony or evidence was submitted.

The issue presented by the pleadings was, “When did the lease involved expire?”

The lease was dated March 6, 1943, and contained the following pertinent clauses:

“TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises unto the Lessee for an undetermined term of years, to-wit: for the duration of the present World War plus a reasonable period of grace following immediately after the conclusion of the war, not to exceed thirty days of grace, from and…