King Development & Realty, Inc. v. Eslami

King Development Realty, Inc., filed an unlawful-detainer action in Jefferson District Court against Shahrokh Eslami, demanding to recover the possession of real property it had leased to Eslami because, it alleged, Eslami had failed to pay rent. Eslami answered, denying that he had failed to pay rent, denying that King Development had a right to terminate the lease, and denying that King Development had a right to possession of the property.

The district court entered a judgment in favor of King Development; Eslami appealed to the Jefferson Circuit Court. The circuit court began a bench trial…