Barnes v. Wood

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding respondents (“the Partnership”) arrearages under a modified lease agreement and attorney fees. We affirm.

FACTS

We view the facts in the light most favorable to the trial court’s factual findings. See Security State Bank v. Broadhead, 734 P.2d 469, 470-71 (Utah 1987). On September 1, 1979, Jacqueline Barnes and Richard and Marilyn Wood (“the Woods”) executed a ten-year lease agreement, whereby Barnes rented the Palace Ice Cream Store and 75% of the adjacent parking lot to the Woods.

Paragraph 3 of the lease fixed the monthly rent…