Chapter 24 - Carla’s last property attack
Carla’s business filed suit against Meridian for:
Wrongful termination of management contract.
Unpaid fees.
Lost future profits.
She claimed her contract had eighteen months remaining.
Meridian terminated for cause after accounting failures and undisclosed related-party acquisition role.
Was termination valid?
Likely.
But contract notice provision required:
Ten business days to cure certain nonfraud defaults.
Meridian had terminated immediately.
Carla argued procedural breach.
That was her strongest remaining claim.
Not the mansion.
Not Lily’s trust.
A contract notice issue.
Court ordered mediation.
Carla demanded:
$280,000.
Meridian calculated maximum plausible notice-period damages:
Around $19,000.
Then evidence:
Her undisclosed North Elm relationship arguably qualified as noncurable conflict under contract.
Still litigable.
Settlement:
Meridian paid:
$22,500
to avoid further fees.
Bennett Residential waived all remaining property claims.
Carla paid previously ordered net reimbursement.
No admission.
People in my family were furious the trust paid her anything.
I wasn’t.
Finality has value.
The payment did not mean she was right about Lily.
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It meant commercial disputes have their own math.
That was Carla’s last active claim against the property.
