Date: 10-16-1998

Case Style: Charles Clark, et al. v. Jerry Batson, Executor of The Estate of Margaret Louise Wright

Case Number: 1997-CA-000535-MR

Judge: Thomas R. Lewis

Court: Circuit Court, Warren County, Kentucky

Plaintiff's Attorney: Mike Reynolds and Linda B. Thomas of Reynolds, Johnston, Hinton, Thomas & Pepper, LLP, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Defendant's Attorney: D. Bailey Walton of Safford & Lanphear, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Description: Breach of lease and conversion of storage building claims by subtenant against executor of estate of the owners of the property. Plaintiffs claimed that defendant breached their lease by claiming that their tenancy was month to month and by claiming a storage building on the property when plaintiff vacated the premises when defendant attempted to increase the rent on the property.

Outcome: Verdict for plaintiffs for $22,913.18.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky. See: 980 S.W.2d 566 (Ky.App. 1998). The date shown above is the date of the appellate court decision and not the trial date.