Eastern-Columbia, Inc. v. System Auto Parks, Inc.

From a judgment dismissing the action following the sustaining without leave to amend of a demurrer to the second amended complaint, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff conducts a department store in downtown Los Angeles. Defendant operates downtown parking lots. Adjacent to plaintiff’s store are two lots which are contiguous and of about equal size, one facing on Hill Street, owned by plaintiff, and the other facing on Broadway, of which defendants were in possession under a written lease expiring August 31, 1949. These lots will hereinafter be referred to as the Hill Street Lot and the Broadway Lot.