Legal Opinion
Speedee Mart Inc. v. Stovall
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided December 31, 1983No. 07-81-0264-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COUNTISS, Justice.
This is a suit by the landlord, appellee Rex Stovall, to recover accrued rent and damages for anticipatory breach of a lease contract by the tenant, appellant Speedee Mart Incorporated. Because we have concluded that the trial court applied the wrong measure of damages, we reverse and remand.
Stovall leased a grocery store in Dumas to Speedee Mart for 10 years, for a total rental of $192,000.00, payable in 120 monthly installments of $1,600.00, beginning December 1,1979. Speedee Mart operated the grocery store and paid rent for five months, through April of 1980, then closed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Steeger v. Beard Drilling, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
- White v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Dearborn Stove Co. v. CaplesTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Walter E. Heller & Company v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Rohrt v. Kelley Manufacturing CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Townewest Homeowners Ass'n v. Warner Communication Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Swinnea v. ERI Consulting Engineers, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2007
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