Rohrbough, Moore & Co. v. Reed Bros.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Caldwell Circuit Court. I. The lease filed with the justice was sufficient foundation for the cause of action. (Gillihan vs. Wren, 44 Mo., 277.) I. The individual names of the different parties should have been set out. (Revis vs. Lamme, 2 Mo., 207.)
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, Judge
This was an action on a written lease for rent commenced before a justice of the peace. The plaintiffs were the lessors and the defendants the lessees. Both parties signed the lease, which was not under seal, by their partnership na'me of “ Eohrbongh, Moore & Go.,” and Reed Bros.” By the terms of the lease the rent was payable quarterly; and this suit was brought for a balance on the last quarter, and the lease was filed as the foundation of the action with the justice. The plaintiffs recovered a judgment before the justice and the defendants appealed to the Common Pleas Court of Caldwell…
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