Legal Opinion
CMI Food Service, Inc. v. Leasing
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 17, 1995No. WD 48855PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPINDEN, Presiding Judge.
CMI Food Service, Inc., leased land to Terry and LaVerne Hatridge for a “fast food” restaurant. The lease required the Hatridges to pay “either the minimum rent or percentage rent, whichever is greater.” CMI contends that this provision was a mistake. The parties had agreed before signing the lease, CMI contends, that the rent would be a minimum rent plus a percentage of sales. CMI asked the trial court to reform the lease to conform to this prior agreement, but the trial court refused. CMI appeals, and we affirm.
On April 10,1987, CMI and the Hatridges, doing business…
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