Frontier Salem, L.L.C. v. Khan

By Judge Robert P. Doherty, Jr.

Plaintiff Landlord leased a section of its strip mall to a small corporation to open a restaurant. In order to induce the Landlord to enter into the lease, a guaranty agreement was signed by two guarantors who contracted to pay all of the lease obligations the small corporation incurred if it defaulted on the terms of its lease, up to a maximum limit. The tenant defaulted, and Landlord sued Defendant Guarantor.

Both parties differ on their interpretation of the guaranty agreement. Plaintiff says Guarantor owes for all of the tenant’s debts, to include remodeling…