Court Opinion

ID: 9539933
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:11:44.789531+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:59:28.283711
License: Public Domain

DUNN, Justice
(dissenting).
I am in agreement with the majority opinion that appellant had breached the terms of the written lease. However, I do not believe that equitable relief was justified.
The appellee had a sound remedy at law for damages caused by the breach. Its contention that it was difficult to prove damages stems from the fact that no damages were ever proved in the case. Further, appellee had allowed other lessees in the mall to sell records in conjunction with the specific businesses set out in their leases; and it had permitted a store to open in the mall in direct competition to appellant’s main line of business.
Under these circumstances, I would hold that appellee is not entitled to equitable relief. It is an old maxim in the law that “he who seeks equity, should do equity.”