C.M. Showroom, Inc. v. Boes

Gernon, J.:

C.M. Showroom, Inc., d/b/a The Home Center (Home Center) appeals the district court’s order which denied its request for attorney fees against defendant Jon Kent Scott, d/b/a Trader’s Pawn Shop & Armory (Trader’s).

The Home Center is in the business of leasing personal property. The focus of this lawsuit is a Panasonic camcorder which was leased to Lloyd Boes. The lease agreement specifically provided that Boes had “ no right to sell, pawn, transfer, assign, sublease or in any way encumber the leased property.’ ” Boes defaulted on the lease, at which time the Home Center declared…