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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Ladeas v. Carter, 845 S.W.2d 45 (1992)

Citation
Ladeas v. Carter, 845 S.W.2d 45 (1992)
Parent Document
Ladeas v. Carter, 845 S.W.2d 45 (1992)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1992-12-15

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Defendants/Appellants are husband and wife and the owners of an apartment building in Jefferson City, Missouri. Plaintiff/Respondent Ladeas is a native of Greece, having moved to this country in 1985. Plaintiff went to the apartment building and negotiated a lease with the apartment manager, Mary Purnell, agreeing to rent the apartment for $175.00 a month for six months and thereafter for $185.00 per month. A lease was signed and $270.00 was paid, which represented the security deposit and one half of the first month’s rent. Shortly thereafter, Karen Coker replaced Mary Purnell as the manager. The defendants were unable to locate the lease and their records did not show a deposit to their account of the $270.00. However, rent was paid for the months of July through September. The $175.00 rent payment caught Mrs. Carter’s attention because her records indicated that the apartment was vacant and the normal rental was $185.00 a month. An eviction letter was followed by a confrontation of the parties on October 1,1987, when Mrs. Carter went to the. apartment of Mr. Ladeas. At this point, many facts become disputed but they are related here compatible with the jury verdicts. Mr. Ladeas did not answer the door, but as described by *48