McMillan v. Creole Corp.

LE SUEUR, Judge.

Plaintiffs are the owners of a building in Norco, Louisiana, which is under written lease- to the defendant. For some years, the property has served as a Tastee Freez outlet, a use which predates the plaintiffs’ ownership.

The lease provision pertinent to this litigation provides that:

“The Lessee shall use the leased premises only in connection with and in furtherance of Lessee’s operations of a Tas-tee Freez retail store.”

Pursuant to this provision, Allen Weber, a sublessee, began operations on April 1,1967. The record suggests he was both energetic and successful. In the past…