Legal Opinion
Files v. Variety Wholesalers, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 8, 1989No. Civ. 7051PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
B.D. and Wanda Files appeal from a declaratory judgment entered against them in the Jefferson County Circuit Court.
The Fileses lease property to Variety Wholesalers, Inc. (Variety). In January 1987, a brick was hurled through the storefront window of the leased property, breaking a plate of glass. Variety had the window repaired and submitted the bill to the Fileses' management company for payment. The management company refused to pay. Thereafter Variety paid the bill and, pursuant to a clause in the lease agreement, deducted the payment from its May rent. The Fileses rejected the reduced…
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