Roanoke Marble & Granite Co. v. Standard Gas & Oil Supply Co.

The Roanoke Marble and Granite Company, hereinafter referred to as the lessor, is the owner of a parcel of land on Jefferson street in the city of Roanoke, which on the 5th day of April, 1926, it leased to a partnership composed of John L. Laughon and S. E. Wood for a period of five years, with an option to extend the lease upon certain conditions.

In the lease, it was agreed between the parties that the lessees should use the leased land for the sole purpose of conducting and operating a filling station for the sale of gasoline, motor oil and other commodities and accessories generally used…