Ahmed & Cesare, Inc. v. Watertown Arsenal Associates

Facts. Defendant Watertown Arsenal Associates (Watertown) is the owner of the Arsenal Marketplace, a shopping mall in Watertown. On July 12, 1983, Watertown entered into a ten-year lease with All American Hero, Inc. (Hero, Inc.), of premises in the mall to be used as a submarine sandwich shop, the rent being dependent in part on business done. Hero, Inc., a Florida company, was a franchisor of such shops under the name “All American Hero.” After running the Arsenal shop directly for more than two years, Hero, Inc., on January 16, 1986, for consideration, granted a franchise and sublease of…