Hargis v. Mel-Mad Corporation

Mel-Mad Corporation appeals the trial court's award of damages to Thomas F. and Patricia L. Hargis (Hargis) following Mel-Mad's abandonment of commercial property leased from Hargis. Mel-Mad contends the trial court erred in: (1) awarding Hargis damages for delinquent rent while treating the lease as terminated; (2) refusing to credit against the damage award such rent as Hargis obtained under the new leases in excess of that due under the original lease; and (3) not properly valuing damages set off by Mel-Mad against Hargis based on Hargis' failure to notify Mel-Mad prior to auctioning off…