Legal Opinion
Mall, Inc. v. Robbins
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 19, 1982No. 80-262PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This case involves an action by a tenant against a landlord alleging that the landlord fraudulently induced the tenant to pay approximately $35,000 to obtain a release and termination of the lease.1 The jury below rendered a verdict in favor of the tenant and awarded damages of $137,500. We affirm conditionally.
Merritt Robbins entered into an agreement with Bruno's on January 1, 1977, to sublease space for a supermarket in Madison Mall Shopping Center. The Mall is the landlord of the space sublet to Robbins. The supermarket space was first leased to National Food Stores, which assigned the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Paris v. Buckner Feed Mill, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1966
- Gaylord Dept. Stores of Alabama, Inc. v. StephensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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3Cited by40 opinions
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