67 Mo. App. 517 | Mo. Ct. App. | 1896
This is an action of' unlawful detainer in which plaintiff recovered judgment.
The case was taken to the circuit court' where the complaint was amended over the objection of
We have furthermore held that where in actions of forcible entry, the matter of defect was not jurisdictional, it might be amended in the circuit court. We think there is authority for this in section 5159, Revised Statutes, 1889, of the forcible entry act, reading as follows:
“Sec. 5159. Trial in circuit court to proceed de novo. When a cause shall be removed into the circuit court, by certiorari, or appeal, such court shall proceed to hear, try, and determine the same anew, as if it had originated in such court, without regarding any error, defect, or informality in the proceedings of the justice. (R. S. 1879, sec. 2491).” And so we decided in Tegler v. Mitchell, 46 Mo. App. 349. And so such amendments have been upheld in other cases of forcible entry and detainer. It was allowed as to amount of damages. Hison v. Selders, 46 Mo. App. 275; Elliott v. Able, 39 Mo. App. 346. And so as to the matter of description of property, Roberts v. Lynch, 15 Mo. App. 456.
The instruction given by the court fully covers the law applicable to the case including the points made in defendant’s two refused instructions. An examination of the whole record has satisfied us that we can not interfere with the judgment and it is accordingly affirmed.