Gilreath v. Argo

Marshall, Judge.

This is a landlord-tenant case involving language in a lease by Oliver and his transferee, Argo, of commercial premises, including fixtures, to Gilreath and Johnson, lessees and defendants below, for use as a retail oyster and seafood business.

The lease provided in pertinent part: "The lessees agree to make at their own expense, and without expense to the lessor,... all of the necessary and needful repairs to said premises . . . Lessor will not be responsible for any breakdown, failure to operate or wearing out of any fixture or piece of equipment. The equipment is operating…