Amoco Oil Company v. Jones
Minnesota Court of Appeals
467 N.W.2d 357 (1991)
Relevant factsFree
Jones's (defendant) lease with Amoco (plaintiff) required him to maintain the gas station premises in good repair but said nothing about rebuilding after fire damage; when a fire, caused by neither party, substantially damaged the station, Amoco terminated the lease and sued Jones for breach for failing to return the property in as-received condition, and the trial court directed a verdict for Jones.
IssueFree
Whether, in Minnesota, a lessee is in breach of a lease agreement for failing to return property in the same condition as it was received where the lease lacks an express covenant requiring repair of property destroyed or significantly damaged through no fault of the lessee.
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