Ray Realty Co. v. Holtzman

McCULLEN, J.:

This suit was begun in a justice .of the peace court in the City of St. Louis by appellant herein, who will be referred to herein as plaintiff, to recover from respondent, who will be referred to as. defendant, the sum of $510, as rent for an apartment from September 3, 1931, to March 2, 1932, a period of six months, at $85 per month.

Plaintiff alleged in its petition in the justice of the peace court that defendant had entered into a lease with it for said apartment for a term of two years from March 3.,, 1930, an,d had paid the rent under said lease up to. September 2, 1931, and…