Behlmann v. Weaks

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

Plaintiffs, owners of a commercial property, filed an amended petition to recover rent and damages, claiming that defendant was a lessee who had abandoned the premises and stopped paying rent before the end of a five-year renewal term. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that she had never exercised the option to renew the lease and therefore was not obligated by the terms of the expired lease. Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in defendant’s favor. We reverse and remand.

On June 17, 1993, plaintiffs, Paul H.…