Kearns v. Clark

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This action was begun before a justice of the peace to recover judgment for two months’ rent of a business building in Fort Scott.

The cause was transferred to the district court, where it was tried without a jury.

In plaintiff’s bill of particulars it was alleged that on April 26, 1941, she and defendants entered into a written lease of a certain *354storeroom in Fort Scott for a period of one year beginning May 1, 1941, and ending April 30, 1942, at an annual rental of $1,020, payable monthly in advance, at the rate of $85 per month. It was…