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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Torre Specialties, Inc. v. Coates, 832 S.W.2d 914 (1992)

Citation
Torre Specialties, Inc. v. Coates, 832 S.W.2d 914 (1992)
Parent Document
Torre Specialties, Inc. v. Coates, 832 S.W.2d 914 (1992)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1992-05-26

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BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.
Torre Specialties, Inc., successfully sued Nancy Coates, M.D., for rent and possession of a leased premises in the associate circuit division. Dr. Coates appealed to the circuit division of the court for trial de novo and counterclaimed against Torre Specialties. Judgment was granted to landlord Torre Specialties on its claim for possession. Dr. Coates was granted judgment on the landlord’s rent claim and her counterclaim for breach of lease, for which she was awarded $82,500.00, and breach of warranty, for which she received no damages. Both parties filed timely motions for new trial. The trial court denied all motions except Torre Specialties’ motion for new trial, which argued that the verdict for the breach of lease counterclaim was excessive. The trial court, in affirming this motion, ruled that “the verdict is excessive and that it was arrived at by the jury acting without regard to the evidence,” and that “[t]he verdict was motivated by the bias and prejudice of the jury in favor of the defendant.”