Town Center Shopping Center, LLC v. Premier Mortgage Funding, Inc.

Green, J.:

Town Center Shopping Center, LLC (Town Center), brought an action to recover rent, taxes, insurance, and common-area maintenance expenses from Premier Mortgage Funding, Inc. (Premier). Nancy Bayer, an employee of Premier, signed a lease on Premier’s behalf in violation of her employment agreement. The district court determined that Premier was hable for all rent and costs, including attorney fees, under the lease. Premier appeals the judgment, arguing that there was not clear and convincing evidence to support the district court’s finding that apparent authority existed to bind…