If parol demise appear on trial, shall be evidence of what
If someone has a verbal rental agreement (not written as a formal legal document) that shows up during a court case, it does not stop the person from winning the case. Instead, that verbal agreement can be used to show how much money in damages the person should get.
441.210. If appear on trial, shall be evidence of what. — If a parol demise, or other agreement not by , by which a certain rent is reserved, appear in evidence on the trial of such , the shall not on that account be from a recovery, but may make use thereof as evidence of the amount of to be recovered.
(RSMo 1939 § 2975)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2588; 1919 § 6884; 1909 § 7887
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