Shippen v. Georgia Better Foods Inc.

Gardner, J.(a) We think this a proper case for a declaratory judgment.(b) The contract between the defendant as owner and the plaintiffs as subtenants (not following numerical order), among other things, provides: (1) The contract itself states that no relation other than that of landlord and tenant is created. (2) The lease carries a provision for a stipulated rental of $2000 per month and a percentage of the gross receipts. (3) The owner retained the ownership of furniture, carpets, and equipment with the right to remove certain parts thereof at any time she saw fit. (4) The owner reserved…