Commercial Real Estate Investment, L.C. v. Comcast of Utah II, Inc.
Utah Supreme Court
285 P.3d 1193 (2012)
- Written by Rose VanHofwegen, JD
Facts
Commercial Real Estate Investment, L.C. (CRE) (defendant) built and leased a building to TCI Cablevision of Utah, Comcast of Utah II, Inc.’s (plaintiff’s) predecessor. The lease required TCI to continuously occupy the building and included a liquidated-damages clause requiring double rent for breach. After TCI vacated the building, it stood empty for five years until a new tenant leased it. TCI and Comcast paid the rent for those five years, but not double rent. CRE sued Comcast to recover under the liquidated-damages clause.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Durham, J.)
Concurrence (Lee, J.)
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