Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Sep 21, 2021
Jerseyville Mall, L.L.C., Appellant, vs. Shop 'N Save Warehouse Foods, Inc., Respondent.
Jerseyville Mall, L.L.C., the property owner, sued its tenant, Shop 'N Save Warehouse Foods, Inc., alleging breach of a retail lease agreement after Shop 'N Save ceased operations and declared the lease terminated. The dispute centered on the interpretation of termination clauses within the complex, decades-old lease. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Shop 'N Save, finding the termination proper. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that the lease terms allowed Shop 'N Save to terminate by ceasing operations.