McLane v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Presiding Judge.

Lessee, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., appeals from the trial court’s judgment awarding lessor, Sandy McLane, damages for lessee’s breach of lease covenants in the amount of the cost of those repairs necessary to restore the leased property to an appropriate condition. Lessee contends that the damage award was not supported by the evidence because lessor failed to present evidence of the before and after fair market value of the premises and, therefore, the court did not have before it the evidence necessary to determine that the cost of repairs was the proper…