Slice v. Carozza Properties, Inc.

This appeal is from a decree of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County dismissing a bill for an injunction to enforce the provisions in a lease granting the complainant the exclusive right to sell alcoholic beverages in the Hill-crest Heights Shopping Center for off-the-premises consumption. 1

Henry W. Slice, as lessee (complainant-appellant), entered into a lease agreement with Carozza Properties, Inc., (defendant-appellee, usually referred to herein as “Carozza”), the lessor, in which he agreed to rent certain premises for a period of ten years. The lease was dated November 15, 1951,…