Italian Cowboy Partners, Ltd. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Francesco and Jane Secchi owned and operated two successful Dallas-area restaurants. Italian Cowboy was to be the third. To find just the right location, they secured a broker, conducted demographic studies, examined restaurant reports by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, and viewed many potential sites. They learned that a restaurant was closing in the Keystone Park Shopping Center, an area they liked. They had eaten at other restaurants in the shopping center, and *348they found out those restaurants were operating profitably. They met with the landlord’s agent, and for five months,…