HomeMy WebLinkAbout0411 taxes current at the time of trial and had been reinstated
as a Florida corporation. It therefore follows that Plaintiff ~
is.entitled to no Judgment against Paul Kingrey~ individually
or against the Defendant Carl Herzog.
The Court does find from all the evidence and testi-
mony, considered in toto, that the Defendant Kingrey. Inc. -
acting by and through its President and principal stockholder
Paul Kingrey did materially breach the lease by failing to
keep the immediately adjoining premises owned by him in a
safe and secure condition by leaving the back door either open
or unlocked, and in other ways. This resulted in several
break-ins of Plaintiff's pawn shop premises. .Defendant Kingrey
~knew or should have known that pawn shops generally attract
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burglars and unsavory characters and. as Lessor, he had a duty
to maintain his own adjoining premises so that they would not
furnish a means of easy access to the pawn shop premises. This
he failed to do making it impossi6le for Plaintiff to utilize
the leased premises for the intended use. viz: a pawn shop.
The Defendant further failed to paint the exterior of the leased
premises as agreed. This likewise was a material breach of the
i lease as any business to function properly must present an
~ attractive face to the buying public. The Defendant Kingrey,
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~ Inc. by its actions brought about a constructive eviction of
~ the Plaintiff and Plaintiff rightfully abandoned the leased
premises. Plaintiff is entitled to recover from Defendant,
~ Kingrey. Inc. for the last two months prepaid rentsl under the
~ lease. Plaintiff having proved the allegations of his Second
~ Amended Complaint by the greater weight of the evidence. ~
~ Defendants, having failed to prove the allegations of their
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s Counterclaim by the greater weight of the evidence, are entitled
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~ to recover nothing from the Plaintiff. The Court being fully
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~ ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Plaintiff. WALTER H. NITZ,
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~ do have and recover of and from the Defendant, KINGREY, INC.,
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