Gilbert v. Rogina Inv. Corp.

Ronald Gilbert, the defendant in an action involving a dispute over a ground lease, appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Rogina Investment Corporation ("Rogina"). We affirm.

I. Background

Alabama appellate courts have addressed questions regarding the contract that is the subject of this action on two previous occasions. See Tedescki v. Rogina Inv. Corp.,547 So.2d 454 (Ala. 1989), and Rogina Inv. Corp. v. Gilbert,816 So.2d 117 (Ala.Civ.App. 2000) (table). Beatrice Tedescki executed a ground lease on January 24, 1978, leasing to Merritt Rogers, Bill Ingram, Ben Power, and Charles…