{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"hani-s-aziz-and-sanaa-a-kahalahaziz","displayName":"Hani S. Aziz and Sanaa A. Kahalah-Aziz","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109169:2021-05-04","opinionId":"72caa9d8-6555-545e-a2f8-908b302bcdc9","slug":"jm-securities-llc-appellant-v-hani-s-aziz-and-sanaa-a-kahalah-aziz-respon-109169","caseName":"J&M Securities LLC, Appellant, v. Hani S. Aziz and Sanaa A. Kahalah-Aziz, Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED109169","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-05-04","year":2021,"display_summary":"J & M Securities, LLC sued Hani S. Aziz and Sanaa A. Kahalah-Aziz for damages related to a residential lease agreement, seeking reimbursement for repairs and cleaning. The trial court granted summary judgment for the tenants, concluding the claim was time-barred by the five-year statute of limitations. On appeal, J & M Securities argued the ten-year statute of limitations for actions upon a written promise to pay money should apply. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the lease's reimbursement clauses were conditional promises, not an unconditional acknowledgment of indebtedness, thus the five-year statute of limitations correctly applied.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","landlord-tenant","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=177130","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jm-securities-llc-appellant-v-hani-s-aziz-and-sanaa-a-kahalah-aziz-respon-109169","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: landlord-tenant","text: lease"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}