Arlington Realty Corp. v. Bradley

The only issue presented by this report is the adequacy of damages awarded the plaintiff on its claim for use and occupancy of its premises.

From the reported evidence it appears that the plaintiff was the owner of a four or five year old building in Springfield, containing approximately four thousand square feet of space on one floor. On February 1, 1962 the premises which had been used as an automobile salesroom were leased by Coffee House Theatre, Inc. (Coffee House) for use as a theatrical type coffee house. It agreed to pay a monthly rent of $500.00 for the first year; $550.00 for the…