Caeli Associates, Inc. v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

Appellant landlord, Caeli Associates, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, brought an action pursuant to the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-21,149 et seq. (Reissue 1985), seeking a declaration that appellee tenant, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation, had breached the terms of the lease under which it occupied property owned by Caeli, and should therefore vacate the premises. The trial judge, sitting without a jury, dismissed Caeli’s petition, and this appeal followed. For the reasons discussed hereinafter, we affirm.

We begin by calling attention to the fact that, ordinarily,…