JB Wayne, Inc. v. Hot Springs Village Property Owners' Ass'n

Marshall Jr., D.p. Marshall Judge.

A failed restaurant raises questions about venue. JB Wayne, Inc., leased the 19th Hole restaurant from the Hot Springs Village Property Owners’ Association. The business did not prosper. The parties terminated the lease in October 2002 and the Association re-let the premises. More than a year later, the Association sued JB Wayne, Inc., and Jerry and Barbara Wayne — who had guaranteed their corporation’s obligations under the lease — for unpaid utility bills and missing smallwares. (Because Mr. and Mrs. Wayne pleaded no guarantor’s defenses, we treat the…