United Coin Meter Co v. Gibson

This appeal presents the question of whether agreements between plaintiff, United Coin Meter Co., and defendant’s predecessors in title were leases. Plaintiff appeals a trial court’s finding that the agreements were licenses which did not bind defendant.

On June 25, 1976, United Coin entered into two separate agreements, which were termed leases, with Halstead Management, the agent of defendant’s predecessors in title. Under the agreements, which are identical, plaintiff was to install, maintain, and service coin-operated laundry equipment in two separate apartment complexes belonging to V. G.…