Anselmo Meat Co., Inc. v. Riley

This case began as an action for damages for the defendants' alleged breach of a lease agreement. The trial court, sitting without a jury, entered a judgment for the plaintiffs. We affirm.

On January 31, 1981, the parties to this appeal drafted a lease for a term of 10 years under which Lessors (plaintiffs J.R. Riley and J.W. Graham) leased a commercial building to Lessees (defendants Anselmo Meat Company and George Anselmo, individually) at a rate of $1,500 per month. The lease was signed by George Anselmo and by the president of Anselmo Meat Company, Inc. The lease agreement was not signed…