Pequot Spring Water Co. v. Brunelle

Opinion

DUPONT, C. J.

The defendants, Doris G. Brunelle (Brunelle)1 and Doris G. Brunelle, trustee, appeal from the trial court’s rendering of a declaratory judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the Pequot Spring Water Company (Pequot). Pequot sought an interpretation of the rent provisions of a long-term percentage rent lease between Pequot and Brunelle. The defendants counterclaimed, seeking a declaratory judgment2 that a breach of an implied covenant “to deal fairly” and “act in good faith,” would result if Pequot ceased operations on the leased premises or stopped paying a minimum monthly…