Brown v. Williams

Jerome Brown appeals from the dismissal of his suit against Claudia and Henry Williams, Jr., alleging breach of a lease agreement and from a default judgment in favor of the Williamses in the amount of $16,624.48 plus costs on their counterclaim.

On March 1, 1987, Brown leased from the Williamses a building on East Burdeshaw Street in Dothan for a term of six months, renewable for additional six-month periods, with rent payable in equal monthly installments of $100. The lease required that the property be used exclusively as a retail business and stated, "Damages resulting from the tenant's…