Younker Bros., Inc. v. Westroads, Inc.

This action, insofar as is pertinent on the appeal to this court, is for a declaratory judgment to construe certain provisions of a shopping center lease defining the obligations of the tenant-appellee, Younker Brothers, Inc., to pay to landlord-appellant, Westroads, Inc., the costs of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning the “demised premises,” and the tenant’s pro rata share of the same costs for the “common areas,” such as an enclosed mall. The costs above mentioned will hereafter be referred to as HVAC and, where necessary to distinguish between those applicable to the demised…