Holmes Realty Trust v. Granite City Storage Co.

In a summary process case involving commercial real estate, a Superior Court judge awarded summary judgment to the landlord, Holmes Realty Trust, Inc. (Holmes Realty), against the tenant, Granite City Storage Co., Inc. (Granite City). It was undisputed that, for several months prior to the receipt of a valid notice to quit, Granite City had failed to pay the rent called for in the lease. Granite City asserts that a genuine issue of material fact exists in that (1) the lease was part of a larger transaction between these and related parties which included another agreement (the exchange…