Danada Square, LLC v. KFC National Management Co.

The plaintiff, Dañada Square, LLC (Dañada), the operator of a shopping center, sued the defendant, KFC National Management Company (KFC), a former tenant, following the early termination of a retail lease between Dañada and a KFC franchisee. The trial court entered a judgment limiting the damages recoverable by Dañada to payments already made by KFC. Dañada appeals, and we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The following facts are undisputed. In 1988, Danada’s predecessor leased KFC a stand-alone building (the Premises) in the Dañada Square shopping center in Wheaton. The term of the…