WRI/Raleigh, L.P. v. Shaikh

HUNTER, Judge.

Lessee Issa F. Shaikh (“defendant”) appeals from the trial court’s denial of his summary judgment motion and motions for directed verdict, for a new trial, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and for amendment or modification of the judgment, as well as the court’s granting of WRI/Raleigh’s (“plaintiff’) motion for attorneys’ fees. After careful review, we affirm the trial court’s rulings as to all.

In early 2002, defendant and plaintiff entered into a lease for premises owned by plaintiff in a shopping center located at 3200 Avent Ferry Road in Raleigh. Defendant’s…