Zanakis v. Brawner Building, Inc.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for possession in an action brought by Brawner Building, Inc. against a tenant operating a restaurant in the basement of a downtown office building pursuant to a written lease for a seven-year term from January 1, 1968 to December 31, 1975. On July 10, 1975, several months before the lease was to expire, the landlord began an action for possession, alleging in its complaint that the tenant was four months in arrears on rental payments and had breached a covenant in the lease. In his answer, the tenant denied any default or breach and demanded a jury…