Abbott v. Bob’s U-Drive

Abbott (plaintiff) leased property to Thompson, who operated businesses on it and assigned his lease to Bob's U-Drive (defendant). A dispute led to arbitration under the lease, which Bob's U-Drive resisted, arguing it was not bound by the arbitration clause because there was no written assignment to it.

Whether an assignee is bound by leasehold covenants running with the land, including an arbitration clause, even where the assignment was not made in writing.