Shore v. Loomis

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellees sued Mr. and Mrs. Shore to recover damages for their alleged breach of a lease contract. The trial court directed a verdict in the appellees’ favor, and the Shores filed this appeal.

Mrs. Shore entered into negotiations with an agent of appellee McKee Realty, Inc., to lease a house owned by appellee Loomis. A preliminary rental application reflecting Mr. Shore’s income and credit references was completed and signed by Mrs. Shore with her husband’s signature, and a lease agreement was subsequently executed by Mrs. Shore as lessee and McKee Realty as lessor.…