Cafaro Northwest Partnership v. White

Gene Donofrio, Presiding Judge.

This timely appeal arises out of the trial court’s granting of default judgment for plaintiff-appellant, the Cafaro Northwest Partnership, and setting interest on that judgment at the statutory rate of ten percent per annum.

Appellant as landlord and appellees as tenants entered into a written lease dated July 26, 1988, for a period of ten years, whereby appellees agreed to lease space in appellant’s shopping mall. Appellees allegedly violated the lease agreement, and appellant filed a lawsuit to collect all unpaid rent and charges, plus prejudgment and…