Falley v. Giles

A lease was made for the term of two years, with the further privilege to the lessee to hold the premises upon the same terms “for the additional term of one, two, or three years,” at the election of the lessee.

The questions before us are, 1. Could the lessee elect more than once; i. e., having, at the end of the original *115term, elected to hold for one year longer, could he after-wards elect to hold still longer? 2. Was it necessary for the lessee, in order to prolong his term more than one year beyond the original period, to give notice to the lessor of his election to do so otherwise than by…