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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Leve v. Delph, 710 S.W.2d 389 (1986)

Citation
Leve v. Delph, 710 S.W.2d 389 (1986)
Parent Document
Leve v. Delph, 710 S.W.2d 389 (1986)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1986-04-08

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The law in Missouri is clear that an equitable affirmative defense cannot be raised in an unlawful detainer action. Carson, supra, at 558. Defendants are therefore precluded from raising the equitable defense of retaliatory eviction in an unlawful detainer action. The judgment is affirmed. REINHARD and CRIST, JJ., concur.