Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Chevron, U. S. A., Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 13, 1988No. D006516PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BENKE, J.
Facts
On February 1, 1966, appellant Richard Ellis leased a 16,250 square-foot parcel of land he owned in Calexico, California, to respondent Chevron, U. S. A., Inc.’s (Chevron) predecessor in interest Standard Oil Company of California (Standard). The lease was on a printed form supplied by Standard. The initial term was for 10 years. In addition the lessee was given the option to extend the lease for two additional five-year periods. Standard and Chevron thereafter operated a gasoline station on the leased premises.
The parties’ dispute is over paragraph 7 of the form. With…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Kendall v. Ernest Pestana, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1985
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