Vranas & Associates, Inc. v. Family Pride Finer Foods, Inc.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover allegedly unpaid rent and expenses arising out of defendant’s alleged abandonment of a commercial lease. Defendant counterclaimed for damages arising out of plaintiff’s unreasonable refusal to consent to an assignment of the lease to a third party. The court, in a bench trial, found against plaintiff on its complaint and for defendant on its counterclaim for lost profits on the sale of its business. Plaintiff timely appealed.

Villa Park Plaza Associates, through its general partner, Vranas & Associates, Inc. (Vranas), and Family Pride Finer Foods, Inc.…