Nelson v. Peckham Plaza Partnerships

*24OPINION

By the Court,

Shearing, J.:

Appellants Gail Nelson and Chuan Liu leased property from respondent Peckham Plaza Partnerships (“Peckham”), and operated a Mongolian Barbecue restaurant (“Panda”) on the premises. After five years, the lease expired and Panda vacated the premises and removed some of its equipment. Peckham was not satisfied with the condition of the property as it was left by Panda, and incurred expenses in repairing and restoring the property.

The district court awarded Peckham damages and attorneys’ fees based on Panda’s negligent removal of the equipment and on the damaged…