Stoup v. Robinson

SPINDEN, Judge.

Arthur Stoup appeals from the circuit court’s judgment in this landlord-tenant action for waste, breach of lease, and fraud which Stoup filed after an apartment he owned was damaged by fire. We affirm.

On November 16, 1993, Karim Robinson was at his apartment with his girlfriend, LaTonya Walker, and her infant nephew. At Walker’s request, Robinson went into the kitchen, turned off a burner on the electric stove, moved a skillet of grease to a back burner, and then left the kitchen. About 15 to 20 minutes later, Walker noticed fire coming from the kitchen and alerted Robinson who…