City Stores Co. v. Ammerman

Ammerman (defendant), developing the Tyson's Corner shopping center, asked City Stores (plaintiff) for a letter supporting the still-unapproved rezoning in exchange for a promise that a City Stores department store would become one of Tyson's Corner's major tenants on terms equal to other major department stores; City Stores provided the letter, Ammerman confirmed the arrangement in writing, and after rezoning was approved, Ammerman refused to lease the site to City Stores, instead negotiating with Sears for the space because it would be more profitable. City Stores sued for specific performance before Ammerman could finalize a lease with Sears.