Gulf Fishing & Boating Club, Inc. v. Bender

This is a contract case.

The defendant-Bender operates River Yacht Basin, Inc., on land leased from the plaintiff. The plaintiff brought this action to terminate the lease and to recover delinquent rental payments. The trial court, after an ore tenus hearing, awarded the plaintiff rent due but refused to terminate the lease. Plaintiff appeals.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to terminate the lease. We find no error and affirm.

The record reveals the following: The plaintiff is a nonprofit social club which owns river front property on Dog River in…