Legal Opinion
Harvard Investment Co. v. Gap Stores, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 1984No. Civ. 54267PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROUSE, J.
Defendant The Gap Stores, Inc. (The Gap) appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff Harvard Investment Company (Harvard) in an action against The Gap for waste and breach of a lease agreement.
The facts necessary to the disposition of this appeal are undisputed. Harvard bought a building in which The Gap was a tenant. Sometime after The Gap vacated the premises, Harvard sued it for waste and breach of the lease. Harvard prayed for more than $400,000 in actual damages. Harvard also sought attorney’s fees pursuant to a clause in the lease agreement that provided that if either…
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