Shoney's LLC v. MAC EAST, LLC

PARKER, Justice.

This case is before this Court on a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. MAC East, LLC (“MAC East”), sued Shoney’s LLC (“Shoney’s”) 1 in state court, alleging breach of contract. 2 Specifically, the complaint alleged that Shoney’s wrongfully withheld approval of MAC East’s assignment or sublease of a ground lease Sho-ney’s had assigned to MAC East.

Shoney’s removed the action to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Both parties filed motions for a summary judgment. The federal district court granted…