Kulukundis v. Dean Stores Holding Co., Inc.

The question to be decided is whether the plaintiffs can recover rent from Dean Stores, Inc., on the theory that it was an equitable lessee of a store occupied by it or was liable for the debts of the named defendant, the actual lessee, under the circumstances disclosed by the finding. »

There is no substantial dispute about the facts. Dean Stores, Inc., is a Connecticut corporation operating retail cleaning establishments in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York. Dean Stores Holding Company, Inc., was organized for the purpose of acquiring real estate and entering into leases,…