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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Bedell v. Daugherty, 242 S.W.2d 572 (1951)

Citation
Bedell v. Daugherty, 242 S.W.2d 572 (1951)
Parent Document
Bedell v. Daugherty, 242 S.W.2d 572 (1951)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1951-10-08

Full Text

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Plaintiff pleaded that: a- regulation of the federal housing expediter “provides that so long as a tenant continues .to pay the rent to which a landlord is entitled, he shall not .be removed therefrom, except where the owner of the housing accommodations establishes that he seeks in good faith to recover possession thereof for his immediate personal use and occupancy as housing accommodations”; defendant, “for the purpose of evicting plaintiff, falsely, fraudulently and maliciously, represented, to the area rent director--that-he desired the apartment as a home for himself, when in truth and in fact he had no intention of occupying it, has not occupied it and has rented it to another person; by reason of his unlawful eviction, -plaintiff was caused to suffer grievous annoyance and anxiety because of his .inability to obtain a place in which to live; he was obliged to borrow money to finance the purchase of a home, and to pay. therefor an amount in excess of $2,000 of its actual Avalué, -and to incur heavy expenses for insurance, interest, commissions and additional furniture,all to his damage in the sum of $5,000.” He also claimed $5,000 *601