Gwaltney v. Pioneer Trust Company

The complaint alleges that Margaret Bronson on the first day of June, 1944, was the owner of a tract of land therein described. On the first day of June, 1944, Mrs. Bronson as lessor and the plaintiff as lessee entered into a written agreement of lease and option concerning a store building known as Hammett’s Grocery which is located upon a portion of the lands of the plaintiff which are described in the complaint. We quote the material portions of the lease:

“ * * * the Lessor does hereby lease and let unto the Lessee for a term beginning with June 1, 1944 and ending with July 31, 1946, all…