RCA Corp. v. Allapattah Baptist Church, Inc.

LETTS, Judge.

This case concerns a church which leased television equipment from RCA and subleased said equipment to a T.V. station which later filed for bankruptcy. The trial court held inter alia that the original lessee church was not liable for the remaining unpaid rental period occurring after the sublessee T.V. station filed for bankruptcy. The trial court further held that the provisions in the original lease agreement relative to the monthly payment of sums towards an option were ambiguous and therefore, unenforceable by the lessor. We reverse both findings.

It is true that the lessor,…