Hull v. Detroit Equipment Installation, Inc.

Defendant-lessee appeals the granting of a summary judgment to plaintiff-lessor. The litigation centered on the liability for the increased sewage charges occasioned by defendant’s use of the leased premises as a laundromat and dry cleaning establishment.

The trial court correctly held that the interpretation of the lease agreement was a question of law properly resolved on a motion for summary judgment. At a hearing on the motion brought pursuant to G-CB 1963,117.2(3) both parties asserted the lack of any material issue of fact on the lease agreement. In fact, defendant-lessee’s counsel…