La Stanza Diva Ristorante, Inc. v. Bank Three Realty Trust

The plaintiff is the former tenant of the defendants under a written lease for commercial property used by the plaintiff for a restaurant. The plaintiff brought this action for deceit, fraud, and breach of contract. The defendants were defaulted and damages were assessed in the amount of $35,000.00. Attorney’s fees in the amount of $5,400.00 were also awarded. The defendants have appealed under Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 8C, arguing that: (1) the default judgment was improperly entered and the defendants’ motion to vacate the default judgment was improperly denied, (2) damages were not…