Restaurant Operators, Inc. v. Jenney

The issues in this case involve the extent of the contractual duty of the defendant-lessor to restore burned premises and the amount of damages that are due to the plaintiff-lessee for lost profits arising from the defendant’s breach of that duty. Trial without jury in the Superior Court (Pappagianis, J.) resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff and an award of $131,500 for lost profits. The defendant’s motion to reconsider and set aside the verdict was denied. The defendant presents two issues for our review: (1) whether the evidence is insufficient to support a verdict that the defendant…