Empire Shoe Co. v. Regal Shoe Shops

Evans, Judge.

Regal Shoe Shops, a division of Wohl Shoe Company, as plaintiff, filed a sworn complaint in the Civil Court of Fulton County against Empire Shoe Co., Inc., as defendant, which complaint, in essence, alleged that plaintiff was landlord and defendant was tenant holding over and beyond his term, and praying possession of certain premises on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia, operated as a shoe store. Defendant answered, and, inter alia, contended that approximately 10 years ago Regal was operating a shoe store at said location and was losing money; that Regal sold its business,…