Crow Lumber & Building Materials Co. v. Washington County Library Board

JOHN C. CASEY, Special Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment by the Circuit Court of Washington County, Missouri, tried by the court without a jury. Plaintiff had sued for unpaid balance of rent allegedly due under a written lease for “the street level floor only” of a business building used by defendant as a county library. An accidental fire, occurring during the term of the lease, greatly damaged the building rendering it untenantable for library purposes. The lease contained no covenant concerning rebuilding in the event of destruction, nor any provision relating to termination of the…