SMITH v. NORMAN

No. 40377.

586 S.W.2d 84 (1979)

Wanda SMITH, Respondent, v. Charles NORMAN and Ruth Norman, Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

August 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan J. Baker, Leyhe, Meyer, Leyhe, Baker & Lobel, Clayton, for appellants.

Kathleen A. Creanza, Husch, Eppenberger, Donohue, Elson & Cornfeld, St. Louis, for respondent.


CLEMENS, Senior Judge.

Plaintiff-landlord sued her former tenant to recover damages for injuries done to her leased premises. The jury awarded plaintiff $3,500 and defendant has appealed the ensuing judgment. The core issue on appeal is the measure of plaintiff's damages— the cost of repairs or the diminution of the building's value.

Defendant had occupied an eight-room apartment in plaintiff's six-unit building. The lease required him to surrender...

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