Hoster v. Lange
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Selden P. Spencer, Judge. Where facts are admitted which establish a prima facie right of recovery in the plaintiff, and the defendant relies upon matters which do not constitute a good defense in point of law, the trial court should direct the jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff.
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Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Selden P. Spencer, Judge. Where facts are admitted which establish a prima facie right of recovery in the plaintiff, and the defendant relies upon matters which do not constitute a good defense in point of law, the trial court should direct the jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff. Chvens v. Eector, 44 Mo. 389; Benton v. Klein, 44 Mo. 97; Wolf v. Campbell, 110 Mo. 114; Mitchell v. Bradstreet, .116 Mo. 226, loe. cit. 247; Erankenthal v. Goldstein, 44 Mo. App. 189; Mineral Land Co. v. Eoss, 135 Mo. 101, loe. cit. 107. Where it is…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
On May 20, 1892, appellant leased to respondent a three-story brick building, known as number 221, *237South. Fourteenth street, in the city of St. Louis, for a period of five years, beginning on May 25, 1892, at a rental of $100' per month, payable monthly in advance. This lease contained the following clause: “If the said party of the second part, or any person claiming under him, shall retain the possession of said premises, or any part of them, after the termination of this lease, the said party of the first part shall be entitled to claim and receive double the rent usually paid for said…
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