American Linens, Inc. v. Venmall International Group

This is an appeal by the defendant/tenant American Linens, Inc. from an allegedly inadequate final judgment entered in its favor after a nonjury trial in a landlord/tenant dispute. The plaintiff/landlord Venmall International Group brought an action below for breach of a written lease; the defendant/tenant filed a counterclaim for return of its security deposit, civil theft, and breach of contract. The trial court found that the defendant/tenant owed $5,325 in back rent and taxes for breach of an oral lease, but was otherwise entitled to a return of its security deposit totaling $12,834.…