Business Bank v. F.W. Woolworth Co.

In this case we consider whether a lessee of commercial property is entitled to recover from the lessor sums expended to replace an air conditioning system.

In October 1984, F.W. Woolworth Company subleased space in a shopping center to The Business Bank. In 1989, the Bank began to experience problems with the air conditioning system and on May 17, 1989, entered into a contract with Bennett Air Conditioning Company to replace the system for $25,920. The following day, the president of the Bank sent a letter to Thomas R. Green, assignee of Woolworth’s interests in the lease, advising Green of…