Morin v. DiMarco

This appeal involves a summary process action brought by the plaintiff landlords, based on the defendants’ nonpayment of rent in violation of the terms of a lease. At trial, the defendants contended that the plaintiffs had breached the lease by wrongfully permitting a third party to occupy the premises to the exclusion of the defendants. The defendants appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiffs. On appeal, the dispositive question is whether the trial court erred in not holding that the plaintiffs were estopped from declaring a forfeiture of the lease. We find no…