Kaiser v. MEPC American Properties, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order entered on a petition for attorney fees in an action to enforce a commercial lease agreement.

The facts relevant to the issues presented are neither complex nor substantially disputed. The lessees, Jordan Kaiser and Walter Kaiser, filed an action against the lessor, MEPC American Properties, Inc. (MEPC), seeking a declaration of the rights and obligations of the parties under a lease agreement; and MEPC thereafter filed a breach of contract counterclaim against the Kaisers for amounts allegedly due it…