Schlabach v. Tollenaar

Plaintiffs appeal from an adverse judgment in this action for breach of a commercial lease and waste. Plaintiffs assert that a letter opinion that the trial court issued before entering judgment shows that it analyzed the claims incorrectly and therefore erred in entering judgment.1 We affirm.

Plaintiffs, as landlord, and defendants, as tenants, were parties to a commercial lease that was annually renewed from 1988 until 2002. The lease required defendants to repair and maintain the demised premises, which included a restaurant and parking lot. The lease provided:

“Lessee agrees that in case…