Rowley v. City of Mobile

CRAWLEY, Judge.

Doris K. Rowley, d/b/a the Back Porch Restaurant, sued the City of Mobile, alleging breach of a lease agreement. Rowley alleged that the City had unreasonably withheld its consent to an assignment of the lease, in violation of the following provision of the lease:

“Lessee may not assign this lease or sublet all or any portion of the leased premises without the written consent of the Lessor, which Lessor agrees not to unreasonably withhold.”

The case was tried before a jury. Rowley testified that “on repeated occasions” in early 1992, she asked William Demouy, the real estate…