CORPIER v. LAWSON

No. 4016.

356 S.W.2d 361 (1962)

Earl CORPIER, Appellant, v. C. T. LAWSON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doyle J. Borchers, Clifton, C. O. McMillan, Stephenville, for appellant.

Cureton & Cureton, Jack Railsback Meridian, for appellee.


WILSON, Justice.

The sole question in this case is whether lessee, by continuing possession of leased premises and paying rental, is to be held to have exercised an option to renew a written lease as the trial court concluded; or thereby became a tenant from month to month.

Appellant and his lessor executed a printed form contract dated March 7, 1957, by which appellant became lessee of a business building for the...

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