CROWLEY v. TEXACO, INC.

No. 13243.

306 N.W.2d 871 (1981)

Marshall O. CROWLEY and Maurine Patterson, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. TEXACO, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 10, 1981.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Mickelson of McCann, Martin & Mickelson, P. C., Brookings, for plaintiffs and appellees.

Mark H. Virshbo, Oak Brook, Ill. and Richard O. Gregerson of Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant; H. L. Fuller and Francis M. Smith of Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, Sioux Falls, on brief.


FOSHEIM, Justice.

This action for a declaratory judgment involves interpretation of purchase options in a lease agreement. We reverse the trial court's determination that appellant cannot purchase the property for a fixed price.

The lessors (appellees) are brother and sister. They own the real estate in question, which is located in Brookings, South Dakota. They acquired title by descent from Margaret F. Akin, deceased...

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