Bender v. Design Store Corp.

KELLY, Associate Judge:

Appellants sought in the trial court to enforce appellee The Design Store’s alleged promise to lease certain commercial space from them, a promise on which they claimed they relied to their detriment. Summary judgment was granted in favor of appellee. Appellants challenge the trial court’s judgment as erroneous because (1) there are questions of fact as to the existence of an explicit promise to lease, (2) appellee’s actions constituted an implied promise to lease, (3) appellants’ part performance and reliance created an estoppel against appellee, and (4) there are…