M.R.V. Enterprises, Inc. v. Mariott Family Restaurants, Inc.

ALMON, Justice.

M.R.V. Enterprises, Inc., and Rajesh C. Patel appeal from a summary judgment entered against them in this action brought by Marriott Family Restaurants, Inc. (hereinafter “Marriott”), to recover amounts owed to it under a promissory note and a sublease.

The facts of this case are not complicated. On June 28, 1985, Marriott’s predecessor in interest, Howard Johnson Company, entered into a sublease agreement with Rajesh C. Patel and Vivek V. Vora whereby Howard Johnson Company was to lease to Patel and Vora a certain motel and restaurant located in Montgomery, Alabama.1 That…