Nobles v. Jiffy Market Food Store Corp.

Phipps, Judge.

Landlord Marcus H. Nobles, Jr. sued tenants the Jiffy Market Food Store Corporation, Keith Strickland, and Gladys Strickland (collectively Jiffy Market) for breach of several lease agreements. Among the damages Nobles sought were future lease payments under an acceleration clause in one of the agreements. The trial court granted in part Jiffy Market’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that the acceleration clause was invalid. The court also denied Nobles’s motion for partial summary judgment. Nobles appeals both rulings. Finding no error, we affirm.

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