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Kohner Props., Inc. v. Johnson, 553 S.W.3d 280 (2018)

Citation
Kohner Props., Inc. v. Johnson, 553 S.W.3d 280 (2018)
Parent Document
Kohner Props., Inc. v. Johnson, 553 S.W.3d 280 (2018)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
2018-07-03

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The principal opinion states "numerous circuit courts" have applied the in custodia legis procedure under "appropriate circumstances." The only authority supporting such conclusion is secondary authority that, once again, relies on the dicta in King . See 36 Jane Pansing Brown, Missouri Practice Series: Landlord-Tenant Handbook §§ 1:1, 23:8 (2017); 18A Timothy J. Tryniecki, Missouri Practice Series: Real Estate Law § 52:18 (3d ed. 2006). Those secondary sources do not establish circuit courts have been dutifully applying in custodia legis procedures or whether such procedures have been applied under the appropriate circumstances. Furthermore, even if circuit courts have been relying on the dicta in King and these secondary sources, they state application of the in custodia legis procedure is mandatory for tenants remaining in possession of the property. See King , 495 S.W.2d at 77 ; 36 Jane Pansing Brown, Missouri Practice Series: Landlord-Tenant Handbook §§ 1:1, 23:8 (2017). This differs significantly from the discretionary approach the principal opinion adopts going forward.