Tripps Restaurants of North Carolina, Inc. v. Showtime Enterprises, Inc.

LEVINSON, Judge.

Defendant (Frank Scozzafave) appeals from judgments finding him liable, as the personal guarantor of a lease, for breach of the lease contract. We affirm.

This appeal arises from the interpretation of a lease signed 12 November 1997. The first sentence of the lease states:

This lease agreement, made and entered into this the 12th of November, 1997, by and between Tripps Restaurants of North Carolina, . . . hereinafter called the “Lessor,” and Showtime Enterprises, . . . hereinafter called the “Lessee” and Frank Scozzafave . . . and Michael A. Scozzafave . . . hereinafter called…