Morris v. Morris

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

In 1966, E. E. Morris purchased approximately 548 acres of land in Randolph County. On December 30, 1993, he entered into an agreement to lease all of his farm land to his son Harold Wayne Morris for five years in exchange for annual rental payments of $22,000. Eight months later, on August 19, 1994, the father and son entered into another contract giving Harold Wayne Morris a ten-year option to buy his father’s land for $260,000.

Although the option contract refers to the warranty deeds which describe all 548 acres of land bought by E. E. Morris in 1966, the option…