Legal Opinion
Duncan v. G.E.W., Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1987No. 85-1057PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In this case we must decide whether a court of equity may relieve a lessee from the consequences of its failure to give timely. notice, as required by the terms of its lease, of its intention to renew the lease. More than just a lease (actually, a series of leases) is involved here. At the heart of this case is the purchase of a chain of restaurants and a series of options to buy the buildings which they occupy, options which cannot be exercised unless the leases are renewed. The trial court granted a declaratory judgment in favor of the lessee, G.E.W., Inc., the effect…
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