Eckerd Corp. v. Glen Eagle Retail L.P.

OPINION BY BECK, J.:

¶ 1 We decide whether a tenant may recover damages from a landlord for violation of an exclusivity provision contained in their lease agreement.

¶2 Plaintiff-appellant Eckerd Corporation operates a drug store in space it rents from defendant-appellee Glen Eagle Retail, L.P., Glen Eagle Retail Corporation (Glen Eagle), in the Glen Eagle Shopping Center. The parties entered into a lease agreement which governs their rights, and which granted Eckerd the exclusive right to operate a pharmacy at the shopping center. Eckerd brought this action against Glen Eagle for lost revenues…