Standard Operations, Inc. v. Montague

BLACKMAR, Judge.

On May 31, 1978, the appellant lessor, Sharon J. Montague, leased property in St. Louis County to National Pride Equipment, Inc., lessee, a Missouri corporation, for 20 years with options for renewal. In March of 1979 all of the stock of National Pride was acquired by Standard Operations, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which is the plaintiff and respondent in this case. On September 30, 1983, National Pride was merged into Standard Operations pursuant to the Delaware corporation statutes. No formal notice of the merger was given to the lessor. National Pride continued as an…