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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Jamerson v. Boone, 554 S.W.3d 899 (2018)

Citation
Jamerson v. Boone, 554 S.W.3d 899 (2018)
Parent Document
Jamerson v. Boone, 554 S.W.3d 899 (2018)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
2018-07-17

Full Text

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[T]he open-ended nature of a rent and possession action allows a landlord to avoid filing successive petitions for amounts of rent due between the time of the filing of the initial petition and the date of judgment. Because it is unlikely that a landlord can predict when the case will be tried, the landlord may not know at the time the petition is filed the exact amount of rent due to the date of judgment. However, the same lack of knowledge is not present with respect to facts in existence as of the date the petition is filed. Accordingly, there is no rationale based on the relevant statutes that supports permitting [a landlord] to present evidence of rent due outside the time period pleaded, other than amounts that accrued during the pendency of the action.