Crowell v. Metta.

This is an action at law to recover the sum of $721 from defendant, plaintiff’s tenant, for rent of a hotel building in'Kansas City, Missouri. Defendant’s answer consists of a general denial and a counterclaim praying for damages in the sum of $2485. The counterclaim specifies nineteen items of damage alleged to have been caused by the condition of the premises rented. Plaintiff’s reply was a general denial. The cause was referred to Hon. M. M. Bogie, of the Jackson County Bar, whose report recommended that judgment be rendered in favor of the defendant in the sum of $115 as the amount…