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Principal Mutual Life Insurance v. Vars, Pave, McCord & Freedman

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 12, 1998No. B108968PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

GODOY PEREZ, J.

Defendants Jerry L. Freedman and Robert J. Vars appeal from the judgment entered on behalf of plaintiff Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company in its action for breach of a commercial lease. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment.

Facts and Procedural History

In May 1985 the law firm of Vars, Pave, McCord & Freedman (VPMF) signed a lease for office space (the lease) in an Encino office building owned by 16030 Associates (the landlord). VPMF was a general partnership formed by lawyers Robert J. Vars, Robert Pave, James W. McCord and Jerry L. Freedman. The…

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