Masterson v. DeHart Paint & Varnish Co.

SPAIN, Justice.

This appeal is from a summary judgment in which the trial court interpreted a lease in favor of the tenant and dismissed the landlord/plaintiff’s complaint. The Court of Appeals affirmed.

This case involves whether KRS 383.-160(1), entitled “Holding over beyond terms — Tenancy created by Rights of parties,” creates a one-year tenancy when the parties’ lease specifically addresses the manner in which the lease can be extended.

Delbert and Sheryl Ann Masterson own a parcel of commercial real estate which they rented to DeHart Paint & Varnish Company by a lease signed on September…