Atkinson v. Smothers

MATTHES, Judge.

In this case tried before the court the defendant appeals from the judgment awarding plaintiff possession of certain real estate and $80 as rent, and the dismissal of her counterclaim.

Plaintiff and defendant entered into a written contract on April 21, 1953, wherein plaintiff agreed to sell to defendant a lot in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with improvements thereon. The sale price was $1,789.-16, $10 of which was paid when the contract was executed, and the balance of $1,-779.16, with interest at six per cent per an-num, was payable in equal monthly installments of $10 on the…