Dixieland Food Stores, Inc. v. Geddert

Appeal by Dixieland Food Stores, Inc., d/b/a Piggly Wiggly Food Store ("Dixieland"), defendant, from a judgment for plaintiffs, Dorothy S. Geddert and Nancy L. Ivey, in plaintiffs' action to recover possession of certain premises alleged to have been wrongfully retained by the defendant. We affirm.

The premises in question consisted of a grocery store building, together with its appurtenant areas and improvements, located in a shopping center in Monroeville. The defendant occupied the premises as assignee of the original lessee, one Louis Shaver. The original lease, prepared by the plaintiffs,…