Stevens v. Pierce
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, on an account annexed, to recover rent paid under a written lease from the defendant to the plaintiff, and for expenses growing out of the occupation of the defendant’s dwelling-house. The account annexed consisted of items of rent paid to the defendant, of the expense of caring for and of moving to and from the premises, for repairs thereon, and for the remuneration of the plaintiff and his wife for their services respecting them.
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Contract, on an account annexed, to recover rent paid under a written lease from the defendant to the plaintiff, and for expenses growing out of the occupation of the defendant’s dwelling-house. The account annexed consisted of items of rent paid to the defendant, of the expense of caring for and of moving to and from the premises, for repairs thereon, and for the remuneration of the plaintiff and his wife for their services respecting them. Writ dated November 18, 1886. At the trial in the Superior Court, without a jury, before Mason, J., there was evidence that the defendant gave a written…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
The plaintiff occupied the defendant’s house under a written lease, which contained no covenants as to its condition. There was evidence that it was in bad sanitary condition, and that the plaintiff and his family were made sick, and were obliged to remove from it on that account. This action is brought in contract, to recover the amount paid as rent for the property, and various sums expended in the care of the premises, in making repairs, and in removing to and from the house, and also compensation for labor of the plaintiff and his *209wife in taking possession of the real estate and using it…
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