Middletown Commercial Associates Ltd. Partnership v. City of Middletown

The issues in this case turn on whether the plaintiffs,1 owners of the River View Shopping Center Mall in Middletown, have any rights by virtue of a 1965 parking agreement between the original mall developer and the city of Middletown. In 1993, the capacity of the subject parking garage was reduced from 6002 parking spaces as specified in the parking agreement to 365 spaces. After this reduction, the plaintiffs brought suit claiming to be successors in interest to the original developer and now appeal from the judgment in favor of the defendants.3 They assert that the trial court improperly…