Northwest Missouri State Fair, Inc. v. Linville

SHANGLER, Judge.

Plaintiff Northwest Missouri State Fair, Inc., lessor of certain premises in Bethany, Missouri, brought suit for a declaratory judgment against Leo Linville, Charles Hoops and William McIntosh, its lessees. Plaintiff sought a judicial determination of the terms of that lease, a declaration of the rights and obligations of the parties under it and an adjudication that the defendants had no further right to operate upon the premises under its terms.

Defendants Linville and McIntosh filed their answers to the petition; defendant Hoops defaulted. The issues were tried to the court.…