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St. Petersburg v. Bay Pines

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Oct 29, 1990
568 So. 2d 936 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-02519.

August 31, 1990. Rehearing Denied October 29, 1990.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, Ray E. Ulmer, Jr., J.

Hala Mary Ayoub of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal Banker, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.

Leonard S. Englander and Jay B. Verona of Stolba, Englander Shames, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellee.


We affirm the final judgment for the landlord in this landlord tenant case.

The evidence of the tenant's breach was sufficient to support the forfeiture of the lease. We may not reweigh sufficient evidence. See Tsavaris v. NCNB National Bank, 497 So.2d 1338 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).

Also, the evidence from the terms of the lease and from the actions of the parties was sufficient to show their agreement and understanding that the tenant was to continue to operate a restaurant on the leased premises. Accordingly, the evidence supported the trial court's award of damages for breach of the lease based upon (a) the percentage of gross receipts which the lease provided for as rent, notwithstanding that the lease provided for such percentage against a minimum dollar amount, and (b) the amount of gross receipts which other evidence showed should have been generated from the operation of the restaurant during the period of the tenant's breach. See Jerrico, Inc. v. Washington National Insurance Co., 400 So.2d 1316 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981).

Affirmed.

LEHAN, A.C.J., HALL, J., and SEALS, JAMES H., Associate Judge, concur.


Summaries of

St. Petersburg v. Bay Pines

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Oct 29, 1990
568 So. 2d 936 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

St. Petersburg v. Bay Pines

Case Details

Full title:ST. PETERSBURG WATERFRONT RESTAURANT CORPORATION, APPELLANT, v. BAY PINES…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Oct 29, 1990

Citations

568 So. 2d 936 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)