Gonzalez v. Cavazos

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

The controlling issue in this appeal is whether lessees must continue payment un der a lease of premises containing a commercial building the interior of which was ruined by fire and which was subsequently repaired by the lessor. Joseph H. Gonzalez and wife, Lillie Gonzalez, entered into a lease agreement for the use of premises owned by Manuel Cavazos, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez refused to reóccupy the premises after restoration. Cavazos then brought suit for, among other things, past and future rentals. After a trial before the court without a jury, the trial court…