Ensign-Bickford Rlty. Corp. v. Hop Brook Corp., No. Cvh 5363 (Nov. 26, 1996)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]MEMORANDUM OF DECISION The plaintiff landlord and the defendants entered into a landlord-tenant relationship for premises ultimately known as the Waterfall Tavern in 1984; the most recent extension of the lease was to expire by its terms on December 31, 1995. During the first week of August, 1995, the defendant James DuMond, the president of the defendant corporation, spoke with Thomas Pedrotty, a vice president of the plaintiff, to tell him that the Waterfall Tavern was experiencing financial difficulties. In a…