Mahban v. MGM Grand Hotels, Inc.

OPINION

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. Because genuine issues of fact have not been resolved, we must reverse.

Respondent, MGM Grand Hotel, leased floor space within the hotel “arcade” area to appellant, who operated two shops in the arcade. The lease agreements each contain a clause which permits either party to terminate the lease if “the Leased Premises are damaged or destroyed during the Lease Term to such an extent that they cannot be put into tenantable condition by Lessor within one hundred eighty (180) days after such damage or destruction.” On November 21, 1980, the hotel…