Legal Opinion
Lattimore v. Fisher's Food Shoppe, Inc.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 7, 1985No. 429PA84PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Justice.
The pivotal issue in this case concerns the interpretation to be given to portions of a commercial lease agreement. Specifically the issue before this Court is whether the provisions in question confer upon the defendant-lessee a right to perpetual renewals of the lease. We hold that they do not and accordingly reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.
The plaintiff, Evelyn Lattimore, owns a store building and service station on Six Forks Road in Wake County. In 1975 the plaintiff entered into negotiations with George Fisher, president of the defendant-corporation, to…
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- Dixie Container Corp. of North Carolina v. DaleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
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