Quebe v. Davis
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
BARTEAU, Judge.
"Into each life some rain must fall," wrote Longfellow. When it happened to Billy Davis, it was from a leaky roof, so he sued his landlords, Walter and Dolores Quebe. In a bench trial to construe the parties' lease, the court decided for Davis and awarded him $12,170 in damages and $1,000 in attorney's fees.
The Quebes appeal, arguing the trial court erred by characterizing the work to be done on the decrepit roof as "replacement," chargeable under the lease to the lessors, instead of "repair," chargeable to the lessee. The Quebes further contend the trial judge erred by…
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