Legal Opinion
SKW Real Estate Ltd. Partnership v. Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 30, 1999No. AC 17397PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPEAR, J.
The plaintiff, SKW Real Estate Limited Partnership (SKW), appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (Mitsubishi), on SKW’s claim that Mitsubishi breached a commercial lease by failing to pay rent. The principal issue is whether the doctrine of judicial estoppel bars SKW from claiming here that a lease existed in light of SKW’s representation in an earlier foreclosure proceeding that the premises were vacant. SKW also claims that the trial court improperly concluded that SKW, an assignee of rent,…
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