Opinion
The opinion
Tietjens, /., dissenting: I would conclude that what the parties actually did in this case was to pay $200,000 for the purpose of canceling the existing lease and obtaining a new 20-year lease, a new asset. The cost should be amortized over the term of the new lease.
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